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Red Hills Lake County

Sub-zone

Red Hills Lake County is a named sub-zone of Clear Lake in the United States, covering 12,906 ha. It lies 8.5 km south-west of Clearlake and 53 km north of Santa Rosa.

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Key facts

Official name
Red Hills Lake County viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Clear Lake
Protected since
2004-09-10
Area
12,906 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
12.1 × 17.95 km
Centre
38.9133° N, 122.7061° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.169
Petitioner
Sara Schorske, Compliance Service of America

Where it is

Nearest town
8.5 km south-west of Clearlake
Nearest city
53 km north of Santa Rosa 178,127 people
To the sea
63 km
Lakes nearby
Clear (4.3 km)
Same latitude
Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Jumilla (Spain), Lamezia (Italy), Bucelas (Portugal), Αγχίαλος (Greece)

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

Terrain

Elevation
403–1,218 m
Mean elevation
635 m
Mean slope
11.0° (19 %)
Steepest tenth
above 22°
Faces
several directions, mostly north-east

Measured over the whole outline on 146,782 elevation cells of about 30 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

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Within

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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