Mount Maidu
| Mount Maidu | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,965 ft (2,123 m) |
| Coordinates | 40°17′56″N121°37′1″W/ 40.29889°N 121.61694°W |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano[1] |
| Last eruption | Pleistocene[1] |
Mount Maidu,located inTehama County, California,is an extinctstratovolcano[1]south of theLassen volcanic center.It hasMineral, California,a small community, in itscaldera.
Geography
[edit]Mount Maidu is located southwest ofMount Tehama,northwest ofLake Almanor,and north ofChico, California.
Geology
[edit]Mount Maidu is one of the severalstratovolcanoesthat surround the modernLassen Peak.[2]It hasrhyolitelava domes on its northern flank.[1]