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Escondido Valley

Appellation

Escondido Valley is an appellation in the United States, covering 12,523 ha. It lies 40 km east of Fort Stockton.

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Key facts

Official name
Escondido Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
1992-06-15
Area
12,523 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
11.75 × 19.22 km
Centre
30.8398° N, 102.4633° W
State
TX
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.141
Petitioner
Mr. Leonard Garcia

Where it is

Nearest town
40 km east of Fort Stockton
Nearest city
134 km south-west of Midland 132,524 people
To the sea
581 km
Same latitude
Negev (Israel)

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

Terrain

Elevation
773–983 m
Mean elevation
842 m
Mean slope
2.7° (5 %)
Steepest tenth
above 6°
Faces
north-west

Measured over the whole outline on 118,061 elevation cells of about 33 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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