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Texas High Plains

Appellation

Texas High Plains is an appellation in the United States, covering 3,595,100 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Texas High Plains viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
1993-03-02
Area
3,595,100 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
252.65 × 193.56 km
Centre
33.8434° N, 102.1729° W
State
TX
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.144
Petitioner
Clinton M. McPherson

Where it is

Nearest town
16 km south-east of Littlefield
Nearest city
42 km north-west of Lubbock 249,042 people
To the sea
773 km
Rivers nearby
Blackwater Draw (13 km)
Same latitude
Bekaa Valley (Lebanon)

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

Terrain

Elevation
725–1,276 m
Mean elevation
1,062 m

Measured over the whole outline on 140,962 elevation cells of about 508 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 24

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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