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Appalachian High Country

Appellation

Appalachian High Country is an appellation in the United States, covering 622,057 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Appalachian High Country viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
2016-10-27
Area
622,057 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
108.75 × 141.61 km
Centre
36.3146° N, 81.7667° W
State
NC, TN, VA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.260
Petitioner
Johnnie James, Bethel Valley Farms

Where it is

Nearest town
14 km north-west of Boone
Nearest city
53 km east of Johnson City 66,027 people
To the sea
397 km
Rivers nearby
North Fork New (9.7 km) · New (24 km)
Lakes nearby
Watauga (21 km)
Same latitude
Μοσχάτος Ρόδου (Greece), Nagano (Japan), Gozo (Malta)

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

Terrain

Elevation
427–1,882 m
Mean elevation
953 m

Measured over the whole outline on 103,640 elevation cells of about 246 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 8

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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