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Schwarzwald

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Feldberg (1493 m/4898 ft)
Countries	Germany (97%), Switzerland (2%), France (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
States/Provinces	Baden-Württemberg (97%), Schaffhausen (1%), Grand Est (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	16,360 sq km / 6,317 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	233 km / 145 mi North-South 141 km / 87 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	48° 35' N; 8° 27' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Schwarzwald
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Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Schwarzwald.

German Highlands	Level 3 (Parent)
North Sea Lowlands	Level 4 (Sibling)
Central German Highlands	Level 4 (Sibling)
Harz	Level 4 (Sibling)
Thuringer Wald	Level 4 (Sibling)
Schwarzwald	Level 4
Schwabische Alb	Level 4 (Sibling)
Frankische Alb	Level 4 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Schwarzwald

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range5
1.	Feldberg	1493	4898
2.	Seebuck	1448	4751
3.	Herzogenhorn	1415	4642
4.	Belchen	1414	4639
5.	Spießhorn	1349	4426
6.	Blößling	1310	4298
7.	Schnepfhalde	1299	4262
8.	Schauinsland	1284	4213
9.	Heidstein	1274	4180
10.	Hochkopf	1263	4144
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Schwarzwald

Belchen The traditional cross on the summit of Belchen on a rainy day (2016-05-31). Photo by Graeme Rankine. Click here for larger-size photo.	Hornisgrinde A view of the tower and wind turbine on the top of Hornisgrinde on a near white-out day (2016-06-02). Photo by Graeme Rankine. Click here for larger-size photo.
Farrenkopf Farrenkopf - der Rigi des mittleren Schwarzwalds (2020-08-27). Photo by Stefan Finn. Click here for larger-size photo.

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