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Santa Margarita Ranch

Sub-zone

Santa Margarita Ranch is a named sub-zone of Paso Robles in the United States, covering 7,086 ha. It lies 12 km north-east of San Luis Obispo and 49 km north of Santa Maria.

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Key facts

Official name
Santa Margarita Ranch viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Paso Robles
Protected since
2014-11-10
Area
7,086 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
12.73 × 12.08 km
Centre
35.3736° N, 120.5958° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.247
Petitioner
Paso Robles Viticultural Area Committee

Where it is

Nearest town
12 km north-east of San Luis Obispo
Nearest city
49 km north of Santa Maria 105,093 people
To the sea
24 km
Rivers nearby
Salinas (4.8 km)
Same latitude
Yamanashi (Japan), Αρχάνες (Greece)

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

Terrain

Elevation
272–667 m
Mean elevation
353 m
Mean slope
7.6° (13 %)
Steepest tenth
above 19°
Faces
several directions, mostly north-east

Measured over the whole outline on 73,705 elevation cells of about 31 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Within

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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