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Yorkville Highlands

Sub-zone

Yorkville Highlands is a named sub-zone of Mendocino in the United States, covering 17,765 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Yorkville Highlands viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Mendocino
Protected since
1998-06-08
Area
17,765 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
14.86 × 24.01 km
Centre
38.8962° N, 123.1957° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.159
Petitioner
William J. A. Weir, Weir Vineyards

Where it is

Nearest town
18 km north-west of Cloverdale
Nearest city
66 km north-west of Santa Rosa 178,127 people
To the sea
32 km
Rivers nearby
Russian (11 km)
Lakes nearby
Clear (30 km)
Same latitude
Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Jumilla (Spain), Lamezia (Italy), Bucelas (Portugal)

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

Terrain

Elevation
148–1,022 m
Mean elevation
460 m
Mean slope
17.0° (31 %)
Steepest tenth
above 28°
Faces
several directions, mostly south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 201,205 elevation cells of about 30 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Within

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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