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Livermore Valley

Sub-zone

Livermore Valley is a named sub-zone of San Francisco Bay in the United States, covering 96,069 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Livermore Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
San Francisco Bay
Protected since
1982-10-01
Area
96,069 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
39.96 × 39.98 km
Centre
37.7079° N, 121.8365° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.46
Petitioner
Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association

Where it is

Nearest town
6.7 km north-west of Livermore
Nearest city
6 km north-east of Pleasanton 79,510 people
To the sea
30 km
Same latitude
Etna (Italy), Montilla-Moriles (Spain), Southeast Anatolia (Türkiye), Σάμος (Greece)

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

Terrain

Elevation
14–1,157 m
Mean elevation
264 m

Measured over the whole outline on 66,232 elevation cells of about 121 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Within

Legal boundary

Read the boundary description

Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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