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The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater

Sub-zone

The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater is a named sub-zone of Walla Walla Valley in the United States, covering 1,280 ha. It lies around the town of Milton-Freewater and 13 km south-west of Walla Walla.

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Key facts

Official name
The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Walla Walla Valley
Protected since
2015-03-11
Area
1,280 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
3.73 × 5.43 km
Centre
45.9514° N, 118.4030° W
State
OR
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.249
Petitioner
Kevin R. Pogue, a professor of geology at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington

Where it is

Nearest town
around the town of Milton-Freewater
Nearest city
13 km south-west of Walla Walla 32,237 people
To the sea
338 km
Same latitude
Conegliano Valdobbiadene - Prosecco (Italy), AOC Genève (Switzerland), Banat (Serbia), Panciu (Romania), Seyssel (France)

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

Terrain

Elevation
254–308 m
Mean elevation
280 m
Mean slope
1.0° (2 %)
Steepest tenth
above 1°
Faces
north

Measured over the whole outline on 72,652 elevation cells of about 13 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Within

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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