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Applegate Valley

Sub-zone

Applegate Valley is a named sub-zone of Rogue Valley in the United States, covering 108,969 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Applegate Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Rogue Valley
Protected since
2000-12-14
Area
108,969 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
36.81 × 62.91 km
Centre
42.2602° N, 123.1674° W
State
OR
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.165
Petitioner
Barnard E. Smith, President, The Academy of Wine of Oregon Inc.

Where it is

Nearest town
25 km west of Medford
Nearest city
24 km south-east of Grants Pass 37,088 people
To the sea
91 km
Rivers nearby
Rogue (19 km)
Same latitude
Rioja (Spain), Khvanchkara (Georgia), Montenegrin Coast (Montenegro), Pčinja-Osogovo (North Macedonia), Xinjiang (Turpan, Manas, Yanqi) (China)

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

Terrain

Elevation
258–2,026 m
Mean elevation
714 m

Measured over the whole outline on 85,654 elevation cells of about 113 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 2

Within

Legal boundary

Read the boundary description

Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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