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Mimbres Valley

Appellation

Mimbres Valley is an appellation in the United States, covering 246,039 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Mimbres Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
1985-11-21
Area
246,039 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
122.12 × 60.86 km
Centre
32.3320° N, 107.8025° W
State
NM
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.103
Petitioner
Pam Ray, President, Southwest Chapter of New Mexico Vine and Wine Society

Where it is

Nearest town
8.2 km north of Deming
Nearest city
96 km west of Las Cruces 101,643 people
To the sea
547 km
Same latitude
Shomron (Carmel, Sharon) (Israel)

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

Terrain

Elevation
1,212–1,962 m
Mean elevation
1,336 m

Measured over the whole outline on 37,847 elevation cells of about 258 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 2

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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