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.
The dermis is the inner layer that includes the following: 1  Sweat glands â produce sweat that travels via sweat ducts to openings in the epidermis called pores. 2  Hair follicles â are pits in which hairs grow. 3  Sebaceous glands â produce sebum (an oil) to keep hairs free from dust and bacteria.