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Coordinates: 40°17′56″N 121°37′1″W / 40.29889°N 121.61694°W / 40.29889; -121.61694
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Mount Maidu
Map
Highest point
Elevation6,965 ft (2,123 m)
Coordinates40°17′56″N 121°37′1″W / 40.29889°N 121.61694°W / 40.29889; -121.61694
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano[1]
Last eruptionPleistocene[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

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Mount Maidu is located southwest of Mount Tehama, northwest of Lake Almanor, and north of Chico, California.

Geology

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Maidu". Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  2. ^ "Eruption History of the Lassen Volcanic Center and Surrounding Region". USGS. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
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