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Upper Hiwassee Highlands

Appellation

Upper Hiwassee Highlands is an appellation in the United States, covering 178,987 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Upper Hiwassee Highlands viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
2014-08-18
Area
178,987 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
55.68 × 59.48 km
Centre
34.9878° N, 83.9682° W
State
GA, NC
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.234
Petitioner
Eric Carlson, owner of Calaboose Cellars, on behalf of Vineyard and Winery Operators of the Upper Hiwassee River Basin group

Where it is

Nearest town
51 km north of Dahlonega
Nearest city
85 km south-east of Cleveland 43,898 people
To the sea
396 km
Lakes nearby
Hiwassee Lake (14 km) · Chatuge (14 km)
Same latitude
Λαόνα Ακάμα (Cyprus), Malvasia Σητείας (Greece), Osaka (Japan)

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

Terrain

Elevation
445–1,129 m
Mean elevation
607 m

Measured over the whole outline on 117,419 elevation cells of about 125 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 5

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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