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Kennedy Peak is an 8,381-foot mountain in Washington’s North Cascades, within the Glacier Peak Wilderness and Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Near Glacier Peak, it was formed in part by lava flows from that volcano and is composed of Quaternary andesite. It is among the highest summits in Snohomish County and the state, with especially steep local relief above the Suiattle River and Kennedy Glacier. Its waters drain to the White Chuck and Suiattle river systems, and the Pacific Crest Trail crosses its west slope. The mountain’s present form reflects both long volcanic and tectonic history and the heavy glaciation that shaped the North Cascades during the last ice age.
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