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Royal Slope

Sub-zone

Royal Slope is a named sub-zone of Columbia Valley in the United States, covering 63,272 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Royal Slope viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Columbia Valley
Protected since
2020-10-02
Area
63,272 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
18.6 × 52.47 km
Centre
46.9132° N, 119.6285° W
State
WA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.271
Petitioner
Dr. Alan Busacca

Where it is

Nearest town
36 km south-west of Moses Lake
Nearest city
81 km north of Tri-Cities 244,036 people
To the sea
210 km
Rivers nearby
Lower Crab (6.4 km) · Columbia (22 km)
Lakes nearby
Potholes (20 km)
Same latitude
Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet (France), AOC Neuchâtel (Switzerland), Codru (Moldova), Tavria (Kherson) (Ukraine), Bohotin (Romania)

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

Terrain

Elevation
188–536 m
Mean elevation
352 m

Measured over the whole outline on 232,693 elevation cells of about 52 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 2

Within

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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