Mount Rainer, at 4,392 meters, is the tallest peak in the Cascade Mountains. The Cascades stretch from Southern British Columbia to Northern California and feature several volcanos. Aside from Rainer, the range includes Baker, Adams, Cayley, Hood, and Mount St. Helens, the site of a catastrophic 1980 eruption.
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Dicamptodon tenebrosus - Coastal giant salamanders are native to British Columbia, Northern California, Oregon, and Washington. They can grow up to 34 centimeters, with the tail taking up about 40% of the total length. It is found along fresh water lakes, rivers, and marshes throughout the temperate forests of the Pacific Northwest. The coastal giant salamander has four toes on its front legs and five on the back legs. It is also one of the few salamander able to produce sounds to help ward off potential predators.
