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Redwood Valley

Sub-zone

Redwood Valley is a named sub-zone of Mendocino in the United States, covering 12,446 ha. It lies 17 km north of Ukiah and 105 km north of Santa Rosa.

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Key facts

Official name
Redwood Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Mendocino
Protected since
1997-02-21
Area
12,446 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
14.32 × 11.2 km
Centre
39.3014° N, 123.2038° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.153
Petitioner
Ralph Jens Carter

Where it is

Nearest town
17 km north of Ukiah
Nearest city
105 km north of Santa Rosa 178,127 people
To the sea
48 km
Rivers nearby
Russian (5.2 km)
Same latitude
Syunik (Armenia), Pago Florentino (Spain), Óbidos (Portugal), Μεσενικόλα (Greece), Cirò (Italy)

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

Terrain

Elevation
200–745 m
Mean elevation
390 m
Mean slope
14.2° (25 %)
Steepest tenth
above 26°
Faces
several directions, mostly south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 143,144 elevation cells of about 30 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

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Within

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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