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Antelope Valley of the California High Desert

Appellation

Antelope Valley of the California High Desert is an appellation in the United States, covering 179,388 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Antelope Valley of the California High Desert viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
2011-06-23
Area
179,388 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
52.28 × 78.38 km
Centre
34.7378° N, 118.1781° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.219
Petitioner
Ralph Jens Carter, Antelope Valley Winegrowers Association

Where it is

Nearest town
5.8 km north-west of Lancaster
Nearest city
18 km north of Palmdale 158,351 people
To the sea
85 km
Same latitude
Osaka (Japan), Κρασοχώρια Λεμεσού (Cyprus)

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

Terrain

Elevation
699–1,002 m
Mean elevation
789 m

Measured over the whole outline on 114,493 elevation cells of about 126 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 2

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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