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Ben Lomond Mountain

Sub-zone

Ben Lomond Mountain is a named sub-zone of Santa Cruz Mountains in the United States, covering 14,190 ha. It lies around the town of Ben Lomond and 16 km north-west of Santa Cruz.

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Key facts

Official name
Ben Lomond Mountain viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Santa Cruz Mountains
Protected since
1988-01-08
Area
14,190 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
18.23 × 16.98 km
Centre
37.0794° N, 122.1523° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.118
Petitioner
Michael R. Holland

Where it is

Nearest town
around the town of Ben Lomond
Nearest city
16 km north-west of Santa Cruz 64,220 people
To the sea
8.4 km
Same latitude
Cerasuolo di Vittoria (Italy), Yantai (China), Malvasia Πάρος (Greece), Tavira (Portugal), Condado de Huelva (Spain)

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

Terrain

Elevation
149–807 m
Mean elevation
456 m

Measured over the whole outline on 38,871 elevation cells of about 61 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Within

Legal boundary

Read the boundary description

Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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