The
Idaho Panhandle is the northern region of the
U.S. State of
Idaho that encompasses the state's ten northernmost
counties:
Benewah,
Bonner,
Boundary,
Clearwater,
Idaho,
Kootenai,
Latah,
Lewis,
Nez Perce, and
Shoshone. Residents of the panhandle refer to the region as
North Idaho. The southern part of this region, from
Moscow south, is sometimes referred to as
North Central Idaho, with the rest as North Idaho. The panhandle is bordered by the state of
Washington to the west,
Montana to the east and
British Columbia to the north.