The Black Forest (German Schwarzwald) 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 meters (4,898 feet). The region is almost rectangular with a length of 200 km and breadth of 60 km . Hence it has an area of approximately 12000 sq km .