Idar Forest

The Idar Forest (German: Idarwald, Celtic: "id ar" - hill forest above the land) is part of the Hunsrück low mountain range in the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography
The Idar Forest lies in the districts of Bernkastel-Wittlich and Birkenfeld in the northeast of the Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park. It lies more or less in the triangle formed by the villages of Morbach (in the northwest), Rhaunen (northeast) and Idar-Oberstein (southeast), but apart from Morbach – does not extend as far as these places. The underlying rocks are primarily made up of Lower Devonian quartzites.

Mountains
Amongst the highest mountains in the Idar Forest are:


 * An den zwei Steinen (766 m)
 * Kahlheid (766 m)
 * Steingerüttelkopf (757 m)
 * Ruppelstein (755 m)
 * Idarkopf (746 m) - crowned by the Idarkopf Tower
 * Usarkopf (724 m)

Streams
The following streams rise in, or on the edge of, the Idar Forest:


 * Dhron
 * Idarbach (Nahe) - rises between Erbeskopf and Kahlheid
 * Idarbach (Hahnenbach) - rises north of the Idarkopf near Hochscheid
 * Rhaunelbach
 * Steinbach

Lakes and reservoirs
The following lakes and reservoirs are located in, or on the edge of, the Idar Forest:


 * Steinbach Reservoir on the Steinbach