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Grand Valley

Appellation

Grand Valley is an appellation in the United States, covering 30,831 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Grand Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
1991-12-26
Area
30,831 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
16.12 × 36.4 km
Centre
39.0915° N, 108.5055° W
State
CO
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.137
Petitioner
James E. Seewald, President of Vintage Colorado Cellars Corporation

Where it is

Nearest town
next to Fruitvale
Nearest city
5 km north-east of Grand Junction 60,358 people
To the sea
968 km
Rivers nearby
Colorado (1.6 km) · Gunnison (5.9 km)
Same latitude
Los Cerrillos (Spain), Syunik (Armenia), Alenquer (Portugal), Carignano del Sulcis (Italy), Αγχίαλος (Greece)

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

Terrain

Elevation
1,362–1,787 m
Mean elevation
1,425 m

Measured over the whole outline on 88,461 elevation cells of about 59 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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