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Snipes Mountain

Sub-zone

Snipes Mountain is a named sub-zone of Yakima Valley in the United States, covering 1,620 ha. It lies 7.7 km west of Sunnyside and 44 km south-east of Yakima.

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Key facts

Official name
Snipes Mountain viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Yakima Valley
Protected since
2009-02-20
Area
1,620 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
4.55 × 12.03 km
Centre
46.3194° N, 120.1087° W
State
WA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.213
Petitioner
Todd Newhouse

Where it is

Nearest town
7.7 km west of Sunnyside
Nearest city
44 km south-east of Yakima 93,701 people
To the sea
204 km
Rivers nearby
Yakima (1.9 km)
Same latitude
Sforzato di Valtellina (Italy), AOC Valais (Switzerland), Odesa region (Ukraine), Iana (Romania), Saint-Véran (France)

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

Terrain

Elevation
216–396 m
Mean elevation
278 m
Mean slope
8.1° (14 %)
Steepest tenth
above 15°
Faces
several directions, mostly north

Measured over the whole outline on 23,626 elevation cells of about 26 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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