Mount Maidu
{{Short description|Extinct stratovolcano in the Lassen area}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Maidu
| elevation_ft = 6965
| coordinates = {{coord|40|17|56|N|121|37|1|W|type:mountain_region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
| type = Stratovolcano
| last_eruption = Pleistocene
}}
Mount Maidu, located in Tehama County, California, is an extinct stratovolcano south of the Lassen volcanic center. It has Mineral, California, a small community, in its caldera.
Geography
Mount Maidu is located southwest of Mount Tehama, northwest of Lake Almanor, and north of Chico, California.
Geology
Mount Maidu is one of the several stratovolcanoes that surround the modern Lassen Peak. It has rhyolite lava domes on its northern flank.
References
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{{cite web|url=https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/lassen-volcanic-center/science/eruption-history-lassen-volcanic-center-and-surrounding
| title = Eruption History of the Lassen Volcanic Center and Surrounding Region | publisher = USGS | access-date = 2024-08-20}}
{{cite web|url=https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=323819
| title = Maidu | publisher = Global Volcanism Program | access-date = 2024-08-20}}
}}
Category:Volcanoes of California
Category:Pleistocene stratovolcanoes
Category:Stratovolcanoes of California
Category:Extinct volcanoes of the United States