Mount Maidu
| Mount Maidu | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,965 ft (2,123 m) |
| Coordinates | 40°17′56″N 121°37′1″W / 40.29889°N 121.61694°W |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano[1] |
| Last eruption | Pleistocene[1] |
Mount Maidu, located in Tehama County, California, is an extinct stratovolcano[1] south of the Lassen volcanic center. It has Mineral, California, a small community, in its caldera.
Geography
[edit]Mount Maidu is located southwest of Mount Tehama, northwest of Lake Almanor, and north of Chico, California.
Geology
[edit]Mount Maidu is one of the several stratovolcanoes that surround the modern Lassen Peak.[2] It has rhyolite lava domes on its northern flank.[1]