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San Luis Obispo Coast

Sub-zone

San Luis Obispo Coast is a named sub-zone of Central Coast in the United States, covering 163,219 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
San Luis Obispo Coast viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Central Coast
Protected since
2022-04-08
Area
163,219 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
85.58 × 87.83 km
Centre
35.3789° N, 120.7917° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.282
Petitioner
SLO Coast AVA Association

Where it is

Nearest town
8.4 km north-east of Los Osos
Nearest city
16 km north-west of San Luis Obispo 47,339 people
To the sea
5.7 km
Rivers nearby
Salinas (18 km)
Same latitude
Yamanashi (Japan), Αρχάνες (Greece)

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

Terrain

Elevation
0–1,086 m
Mean elevation
192 m

Measured over the whole outline on 106,328 elevation cells of about 125 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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