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San Miguel District

Sub-zone

San Miguel District is a named sub-zone of Paso Robles in the United States, covering 7,686 ha. It lies 13 km north of Paso Robles and 51 km north of San Luis Obispo.

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Key facts

Official name
San Miguel District viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Paso Robles
Protected since
2014-11-10
Area
7,686 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
10.93 × 12.62 km
Centre
35.7419° N, 120.6907° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.246
Petitioner
Paso Robles Viticultural Area Committee

Where it is

Nearest town
13 km north of Paso Robles
Nearest city
51 km north of San Luis Obispo 47,339 people
To the sea
38 km
Rivers nearby
Salinas (0.7 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
172–501 m
Mean elevation
259 m
Mean slope
7.6° (13 %)
Steepest tenth
above 18°
Faces
several directions, mostly east

Measured over the whole outline on 80,233 elevation cells of about 31 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Within

Legal boundary

Read the boundary description

Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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