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Long Valley-Lake County

Appellation

Long Valley-Lake County is an appellation in the United States, covering 3,104 ha. It lies 12 km north-east of Clearlake and 69 km north of Santa Rosa.

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Key facts

Official name
Long Valley-Lake County viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
2023-07-05
Area
3,104 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
12.66 × 12.73 km
Centre
39.0572° N, 122.5886° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.289
Petitioner
Terry Dereniuk, owner of Terry Dereniuk Consulting, and Don Van Pelt and Clay Shannon, of Cache Creek Vineyards and the Shannon Family of Wines, respectively, on behalf of Long Valley wine grape growers

Where it is

Nearest town
12 km north-east of Clearlake
Nearest city
69 km north of Santa Rosa 178,127 people
To the sea
82 km
Lakes nearby
Clear (9.2 km)
Same latitude
Los Cerrillos (Spain), Syunik (Armenia), S. Anna di Isola Capo Rizzuto (Italy), Graciosa (Portugal), Αγχίαλος (Greece)

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

Terrain

Elevation
310–564 m
Mean elevation
404 m
Mean slope
10.9° (19 %)
Steepest tenth
above 24°
Faces
several directions, mostly north-east

Measured over the whole outline on 36,185 elevation cells of about 30 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

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Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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