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Sierra Foothills

Appellation

Sierra Foothills is an appellation in the United States, covering 1,064,550 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Sierra Foothills viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
1987-12-18
Area
1,064,550 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
251.37 × 142.21 km
Centre
38.3183° N, 120.7098° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.120
Petitioner
Sierra Foothills Winery Association of Somerset

Where it is

Nearest town
20 km east of Ione
Nearest city
65 km north-east of Stockton 305,658 people
To the sea
73 km
Rivers nearby
Mokelumne (0.5 km)
Same latitude
Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Helan Mountain East (Ningxia) (China), Jumilla (Spain), Μοσχάτο Πατρών (Greece), Alentejo (Portugal)

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

Terrain

Elevation
52–1,744 m
Mean elevation
531 m

Measured over the whole outline on 47,427 elevation cells of about 480 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 8

Inside Sierra Foothills · 4

Contains

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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