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Monterey

Sub-zone

Monterey is a named sub-zone of Central Coast in the United States, covering 241,499 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Monterey viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Central Coast
Protected since
1984-06-15
Area
241,499 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
124.74 × 105.85 km
Centre
36.3506° N, 121.2342° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.98

Where it is

Nearest town
3.4 km north-east of Greenfield
Nearest city
52 km south-east of Salinas 157,380 people
To the sea
46 km
Rivers nearby
Salinas (2.7 km)
Same latitude
Σαντορίνη (Greece), Nagano (Japan), Gozo (Malta)

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

Terrain

Elevation
-2–764 m
Mean elevation
137 m

Measured over the whole outline on 40,830 elevation cells of about 246 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Inside Monterey · 5

Within

Contains

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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