The mountains, part of the Pacific Coast Ranges, are not especially high â Mount Olympus is the highest at 7,962 ft (2,427 m); however, the eastern slopes rise out of Puget Sound and the western slopes are separated from the Pacific Ocean by the 20 to 35 km (12 to 22 mi) wide Pacific Ocean coastal plain.
(dÃ»râ²mÄ­s) The innermost layer of the skin in vertebrate animals, lying under the epidermis and containing nerve endings and blood and lymph vessels. In mammals, the dermis also contains hair follicles and sweat glands.
1. the outermost, nonvascular, nonsensitive layer of the skin, covering the dermis. 2. the outer epithelial layer of animal tissue. 3. a thin layer of cells forming the outer integument of seed plants and ferns. epidermis. epidermÃ­s