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Mesilla Valley

Appellation

Mesilla Valley is an appellation in the United States, covering 103,226 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Mesilla Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
1985-02-14
Area
103,226 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
77.95 × 40.57 km
Centre
32.1366° N, 106.6823° W
State
NM, TX
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.100
Petitioner
George Newman, President of the Las Cruces Chapter of the New Mexico Wine and Vine Society

Where it is

Nearest town
16 km north of Anthony
Nearest city
22 km south of Las Cruces 101,643 people
To the sea
601 km
Rivers nearby
Rio Grande (3.5 km)
Same latitude
Samson (Israel)

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

Terrain

Elevation
1,136–1,337 m
Mean elevation
1,199 m

Measured over the whole outline on 63,066 elevation cells of about 129 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 2

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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