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Altus

Sub-zone

Altus is a named sub-zone of Arkansas Mountain in the United States, covering 18,640 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Altus viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Arkansas Mountain
Protected since
1984-05-30
Area
18,640 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
14.67 × 20.28 km
Centre
35.4709° N, 93.7196° W
State
AR
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.77
Petitioner
Matthew J. Post, Post Winery

Where it is

Nearest town
23 km west of Clarksville
Nearest city
62 km east of Fort Smith 88,194 people
To the sea
610 km
Rivers nearby
Arkansas (8.9 km)
Lakes nearby
Dardanelle (17 km)
Same latitude
Yamanashi (Japan), Αρχάνες (Greece)

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

Terrain

Elevation
103–278 m
Mean elevation
178 m
Mean slope
4.4° (8 %)
Steepest tenth
above 11°
Faces
several directions, mostly south

Measured over the whole outline on 193,572 elevation cells of about 31 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 2

Within

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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