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Paso Robles Willow Creek District

Sub-zone

Paso Robles Willow Creek District is a named sub-zone of Paso Robles in the United States, covering 6,722 ha. It lies 9.4 km west of Paso Robles and 35 km north of San Luis Obispo.

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Key facts

Official name
Paso Robles Willow Creek District viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Paso Robles
Protected since
2014-11-10
Area
6,722 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
9.45 × 12.71 km
Centre
35.5845° N, 120.7811° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.244
Petitioner
Paso Robles Viticultural Area Committee

Where it is

Nearest town
9.4 km west of Paso Robles
Nearest city
35 km north of San Luis Obispo 47,339 people
To the sea
19 km
Rivers nearby
Salinas (6.5 km)
Same latitude
Yamanashi (Japan), Malta (Malta)

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

Terrain

Elevation
224–599 m
Mean elevation
360 m
Mean slope
12.4° (22 %)
Steepest tenth
above 23°
Faces
several directions, mostly south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 280,591 elevation cells of about 16 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Within

Legal boundary

Read the boundary description

Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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