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Wahluke Slope

Sub-zone

Wahluke Slope is a named sub-zone of Columbia Valley in the United States, covering 32,615 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Wahluke Slope viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Columbia Valley
Protected since
2006-01-06
Area
32,615 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
18.31 × 32.93 km
Centre
46.7104° N, 119.8121° W
State
WA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.192
Petitioner
Alan J. Busacca

Where it is

Nearest town
54 km east of Yakima
Nearest city
70 km north-west of Tri-Cities 244,036 people
To the sea
204 km
Rivers nearby
Columbia (7.2 km) · Lower Crab (15 km)
Same latitude
Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet (France), AOC Graubünden (Switzerland), Tavria (Kherson) (Ukraine), Prekmurje (Slovenia), Huşi (Romania)

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

Terrain

Elevation
122–486 m
Mean elevation
250 m

Measured over the whole outline on 119,514 elevation cells of about 52 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Within

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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