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El Pomar District

Sub-zone

El Pomar District is a named sub-zone of Paso Robles in the United States, covering 8,908 ha. It lies 10 km north-east of Atascadero and 32 km north of San Luis Obispo.

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Key facts

Official name
El Pomar District viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Paso Robles
Protected since
2014-11-10
Area
8,908 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
13.27 × 11.97 km
Centre
35.5633° N, 120.5977° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.240
Petitioner
Paso Robles Viticultural Area Committee

Where it is

Nearest town
10 km north-east of Atascadero
Nearest city
32 km north of San Luis Obispo 47,339 people
To the sea
30 km
Rivers nearby
Salinas (8.6 km)
Same latitude
Yamanashi (Japan), Αρχάνες (Greece), Malta (Malta)

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

Terrain

Elevation
220–488 m
Mean elevation
325 m
Mean slope
6.3° (11 %)
Steepest tenth
above 14°
Faces
several directions, mostly north-east

Measured over the whole outline on 92,922 elevation cells of about 31 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Within

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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