The German side belongs to the
Upper Palatinate region of
Bavaria, it stretches about from the
Bavarian Forest in the south up to the
Fichtel Mountains and the
Steinwald range in the north. However, the highest peaks of the range lie along the eastern Czech side in the
Plzeň Region of western
Bohemia, northwest of the
Bohemian Forest. The southern rim runs from the
Cham and
Furth Basin across the border to the
Všeruby (
Neumark)
mountain pass, which is part of the Main
European Watershed. The other end is marked by
Waldsassen, the northernmost town of the Upper Palatinate. The
Mittelgebirge range is a mountainous solid mass, its highest point Čerchov being at an altitude of . Prominent rocks include the
Wolfenstein and the
Parkstein hill. Once a
mining area for
iron and
gold, the uplands feature many steep valleys, medieval
castle ruins and numerous hiking trails. It is a popular destination for recreation. Rivers rising in the Upper Palatinate Forest include •
Wondreb (
Odrava), a tributary of the
Ohře, with
Muglbach waterfall • the
Waldnaab headstream of the
Naab and its
Pfreimd and
Schwarzach tributaries • the
Mže – headstream of the
Berounka – and its
Hamerský potok (
Hammerbach) tributary. ==Highest peaks==