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Tip of the Mitt

Appellation

Tip of the Mitt is an appellation in the United States, covering 706,902 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Tip of the Mitt viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
2018-04-06
Area
706,902 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
84.88 × 166.43 km
Centre
45.4062° N, 84.3309° W
State
MI
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.257
Petitioner
Straits Area Grape Growers Association

Where it is

Nearest town
59 km east of Bay Harbor
Nearest city
123 km south of Sault Ste. Marie 72,051 people
To the sea
672 km
Rivers nearby
Black (0.3 km) · Indian (18 km) · Cheboygan (21 km)
Lakes nearby
Black (5.2 km) · Mullett (16 km) · Huron (20 km)
Same latitude
Soave Superiore (Italy), Condrieu (France), Bačka (Serbia), Muškat momjanski (Croatia), Coteşti (Romania)

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

Terrain

Elevation
131–462 m
Mean elevation
233 m

Measured over the whole outline on 154,014 elevation cells of about 215 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 6

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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