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El Dorado

Sub-zone

El Dorado is a named sub-zone of Sierra Foothills in the United States, covering 166,289 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
El Dorado viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Sierra Foothills
Protected since
1983-11-14
Area
166,289 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
56.18 × 51.99 km
Centre
38.7593° N, 120.7473° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.61
Petitioner
Mr. A. G. Boissevain, President, El Dorado Wine Growers Association

Where it is

Nearest town
5.5 km north-east of Placerville
Nearest city
38 km east of Folsom 76,375 people
To the sea
103 km
Rivers nearby
S. Fk. American (1.4 km)
Same latitude
Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Jumilla (Spain), Biscoitos (Portugal), Lamezia (Italy), Yamagata (Japan)

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

Terrain

Elevation
130–1,566 m
Mean elevation
747 m

Measured over the whole outline on 117,821 elevation cells of about 119 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Inside El Dorado · 1

Within

Contains

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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