Snohomish County is one of the leading cleantech and tech regions in the U.S. It is located on Puget Sound, between Skagit County to the north and King County (and Seattle) to the south. It is the third largest county in Washington by population and the home of new Paine Field commercial air service. Snohomish County’s varied topography ranges from saltwater beaches, rolling hills and rich river bottom farmlands in the west to dense forest and alpine wilderness in the mountainous east. Glacier Peak, at 10,541 feet, is the highest point in Snohomish County and one of the highest in Washington State. Sixty-eight percent of the county land area is forest land, 18% is rural, 9% is urban/city and 5% is agricultural.