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High Valley

Sub-zone

High Valley is a named sub-zone of Clear Lake in the United States, covering 6,604 ha. It lies 10 km north of Clearlake and 67 km north of Santa Rosa.

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Key facts

Official name
High Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Clear Lake
Protected since
2023-07-05
Area
6,604 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
8.2 × 14.95 km
Centre
39.0457° N, 122.6718° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.189
Petitioner
Terry Dereniuk, owner of Terry Dereniuk Consulting, and Don Van Pelt and Clay Shannon, of Cache Creek Vineyards and the Shannon Family of Wines

Where it is

Nearest town
10 km north of Clearlake
Nearest city
67 km north of Santa Rosa 178,127 people
To the sea
77 km
Lakes nearby
Clear (3.6 km)
Same latitude
Los Cerrillos (Spain), Syunik (Armenia), Graciosa (Portugal), S. Anna di Isola Capo Rizzuto (Italy), Αγχίαλος (Greece)

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

Terrain

Elevation
460–988 m
Mean elevation
613 m
Mean slope
13.1° (23 %)
Steepest tenth
above 23°
Faces
several directions, mostly south

Measured over the whole outline on 75,148 elevation cells of about 30 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

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Within

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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