Mount Maidu, located in Tehama County, California, is an extinct stratovolcano[3] south of the Lassen volcanic center. It has Mineral, California, a small community, in its caldera.
| 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[2] |
Geography
editMount Maidu is located southwest of Mount Tehama, northwest of Lake Almanor, and north of Chico, California.
Geology
editMount Maidu is one of the several stratovolcanoes that surround the modern Lassen Peak.[4] It has rhyolite lava domes on its northern flank.[5]
References
edit- ^ https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=323819
- ^ https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=323819
- ^ https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=323819
- ^ https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/lassen-volcanic-center/science/eruption-history-lassen-volcanic-center-and-surrounding
- ^ https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=323819