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Loess Hills District

Appellation

Loess Hills District is an appellation in the United States, covering 1,862,482 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Loess Hills District viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
2016-03-03
Area
1,862,482 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
327.62 × 162.46 km
Centre
41.6554° N, 95.4643° W
State
IA, MO
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.255
Petitioner
Shirley Frederiksen, Western Iowa Grape Growers Association and the Golden Hills Resource Conservation and Development Organization

Where it is

Nearest town
12 km west of Harlan
Nearest city
60 km north-east of Omaha 486,051 people
To the sea
1,306 km
Rivers nearby
West Nishnabotna (19 km) · Boyer (21 km)
Same latitude
Kakheti (Georgia), Ribera del Duero (Spain), Povardarie (North Macedonia), Cesanese del Piglio (Italy), Стамболово (Bulgaria)

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

Terrain

Elevation
265–463 m
Mean elevation
373 m

Measured over the whole outline on 22,883 elevation cells of about 914 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 19

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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