The Black Forest is a wooded
mountain range in Baden-
Württemberg, southwestern Germany.
It is bordered by the Rhine valley to
the west and south. The highest peak
is the Feldberg with an elevation of
1,493 metres (4,898 ft). The region is
almost rectangular with a length of
160 km (99 mi) and breadth of up to 60
km (37 mi).The Black Forest consists
of a cover of sandstone on top of a
core of gneiss and granites. Formerly
it shared tectonic evolution with the
nearby Vosges Mountains. Later
during the Middle Eocene a rifting
period affected the area and caused
formation of the Rhine graben. During
the last glacial period of the Würm
glaciation, the Black Forest was
covered by glaciers; several tarns (or
lakes) such as the Mummelsee are
remains of this period.
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