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Red Mountain

Sub-zone

Red Mountain is a named sub-zone of Yakima Valley in the United States, covering 1,834 ha. It lies 6.5 km west of West Richland and 12 km west of Richland.

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Key facts

Official name
Red Mountain viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Yakima Valley
Protected since
2001-06-11
Area
1,834 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
6.11 × 4.82 km
Centre
46.2835° N, 119.4401° W
State
WA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.167
Petitioner
Lorne Jacobson

Where it is

Nearest town
6.5 km west of West Richland
Nearest city
12 km west of Richland 54,248 people
To the sea
250 km
Rivers nearby
Yakima (3 km)
Same latitude
Sforzato di Valtellina (Italy), AOC Valais (Switzerland), Pouilly-Loché (France), Štajerska Slovenija (Slovenia), Szekszárd (Hungary)

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

Terrain

Elevation
161–428 m
Mean elevation
229 m
Mean slope
4.9° (9 %)
Steepest tenth
above 11°
Faces
south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 417,965 elevation cells of about 7 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

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Within

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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