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Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara

Sub-zone

Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara is a named sub-zone of Santa Ynez Valley in the United States, covering 10,454 ha. It lies 16 km east of Solvang and 39 km north-west of Santa Barbara.

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Key facts

Official name
Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Santa Ynez Valley
Protected since
2009-11-09
Area
10,454 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
17.07 × 9.3 km
Centre
34.6717° N, 119.9950° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.217
Petitioner
Wes Hagen, Clos Pepe Vinyards

Where it is

Nearest town
16 km east of Solvang
Nearest city
39 km north-west of Santa Barbara 91,842 people
To the sea
23 km
Same latitude
Osaka (Japan), Κρασοχώρια Λεμεσού (Cyprus)

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

Terrain

Elevation
154–1,048 m
Mean elevation
378 m
Mean slope
12.7° (23 %)
Steepest tenth
above 24°
Faces
several directions, mostly west

Measured over the whole outline on 106,710 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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