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Anderson Valley

Sub-zone

Anderson Valley is a named sub-zone of Mendocino in the United States, covering 23,466 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Anderson Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Mendocino
Protected since
1983-09-19
Area
23,466 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
23.13 × 29.8 km
Centre
39.0637° N, 123.4302° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.86
Petitioner
Anderson Valley Appellation Committee

Where it is

Nearest town
22 km west of Ukiah
Nearest city
93 km north-west of Santa Rosa 178,127 people
To the sea
23 km
Same latitude
Los Cerrillos (Spain), Syunik (Armenia), S. Anna di Isola Capo Rizzuto (Italy), Graciosa (Portugal), Αγχίαλος (Greece)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
15–646 m
Mean elevation
237 m

Measured over the whole outline on 67,131 elevation cells of about 59 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Within

Contains

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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