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Goat Rocks is the name of a series of rugged volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range , roughly between Mount Rainier and Mount Adams in southern Washington state. Goat Rocks is named after the numerous Mountain Goat s which live in the area, and is at the core of the eponymous Goat Rocks Wilderness . The peaks are the eroded remnants of a once-great Stratovolcano , termed the Goat Rocks volcano, which about 2 million years ago might have been similar to the current large stratovolcanoes in the Cascade Volcanic Arc , reaching over high. Once the volcanic eruptions came to an end, the ongoing forces of Glacial Erosion stripped away the outer layers of Volcanic Ash deposits and Lava Flow s, uncovering the rocky Lava Spine s where Magma had cooled and hardened within the conduits of the volcano. The current eroded volcano has numerous summits reaching about . The Goat Rocks area is notable for its extensive glaciers, despite the modest elevation and southerly location relative to the rest of the Washington Cascades. Five glaciers mantle the north and northeast slopes of the peaks, along with numerous smaller permanent snowfields. The highest point on the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington is at 7,200 ft (2,200 m) on the northwest flank of Old Snowy Mountain, where the trail crosses the edge of the Packwood Glacier. __NOTOC__ LIST OF MAJOR PEAKS
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