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Mendocino

Sub-zone

Mendocino is a named sub-zone of North Coast in the United States, covering 124,785 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Mendocino viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
North Coast
Protected since
1984-07-16
Area
124,785 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
58.3 × 54.44 km
Centre
39.1021° N, 123.5215° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.93
Petitioner
Ralph Jens Carter

Where it is

Nearest town
28 km west of Ukiah
Nearest city
102 km north-west of Santa Rosa 178,127 people
To the sea
16 km
Same latitude
Los Cerrillos (Spain), Syunik (Armenia), Alenquer (Portugal), Savuto (Italy), Αγχίαλος (Greece)

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

Terrain

Elevation
18–1,026 m
Mean elevation
365 m

Measured over the whole outline on 89,575 elevation cells of about 119 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Inside Mendocino · 7

Within

Contains

Legal boundary

Read the boundary description

Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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