In the northwest there are the southern parts of the Eifel mountains . Farther south there is the HunsrÃ 1\/4 ck mountain , which is continued by the Taunus mountains on the opposite side of the Rhine . The Eifel and HunsrÃ 1\/4 ck mountain chains are found on the west bank of the Rhine in northern Rhineland-Palatinate , while the Westerwald and Taunus mountains are found on the east bank .