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Columbia Gorge

Appellation

Columbia Gorge is an appellation in the United States, covering 78,609 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Columbia Gorge viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
2004-05-10
Area
78,609 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
40.42 × 32.51 km
Centre
45.6894° N, 121.4596° W
State
OR, WA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.178
Petitioner
Columbia River Wine Grower's Association

Where it is

Nearest town
5.1 km south-east of Hood River
Nearest city
96 km east of Portland 652,503 people
To the sea
144 km
Rivers nearby
Columbia (3.6 km) · Klickitat (15 km)
Same latitude
Gattinara (Italy), Côte Rôtie (France), Banat (Serbia), Yalpuh (Ukraine), Plešivica (Croatia)

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

Terrain

Elevation
24–835 m
Mean elevation
369 m

Measured over the whole outline on 69,764 elevation cells of about 107 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 4

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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