Kaniksu National Forest
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The Kaniksu National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in northeastern Washington, the Idaho panhandle, and northwestern Montana. The Idaho portion is one of three forests that are aggregated into the Idaho Panhandle National Forest, along with the Coeur d'Alene National Forest and St. Joe National Forest). Kaniksu National Forest has a total area of 1,627,833 acres (2,343.5 sq mi or 6,787.6 kmĀ²). About 55.7% is in Idaho, 27.9% in Montana, and 16.4% in Washington. [1]
The forest headquarters are located in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. There are local ranger district offices located in Bonners Ferry, Priest River, and Sandpoint (all in Idaho).
[edit] Counties
In descending order of land area
- Boundary County, Idaho
- Sanders County, Montana
- Bonner County, Idaho
- Pend Oreille County, Washington
- Lincoln County, Montana
- Stevens County, Washington
- Kootenai County, Idaho
[edit] References
- ^ Table 6 - NFS Acreage by State, Congressional District and County - United States Forest Service - September 30, 2007
[edit] External links
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