Texas High Plains
The Texas High Plains appellation was established in 1993 and covers 8,883,678 acres across Armstrong, Bailey, Borden.
| Established | 1993 |
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| Area | 8,883,678 acres · 13,881 sq miles |
| Counties | Armstrong, Bailey, Borden, Briscoe, Castro, Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Motley, Parmer, Randall, Swisher, Terry, Yoakum |
| Federal listing | 27 CFR 9.144 |
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How it came to be
Recognised by the federal government on petition by Clinton M. McPherson.
8,883,678 acres
The boundary, as written into law
Every American wine appellation is defined in federal regulations by walking the boundary landmark by landmark. The official description of this one begins:
(1) Beginning on the Hobbs, New Mexico; Texas, map at the intersection of the Texas-New Mexico border and U.S. Route 180 east of Hobbs, New Mexico; (2) The boundary follows U.S. Route 180 east through Seminole, Texas and onto the Big Spring, Texas, U.S.G.S. map where it intersects with the 3,000 foot contour line in the town of Lamesa, Texas; (3) The boundary then follows the 3,000 foot contour line in a generally...
Boundary traced by the UC Davis Library from the official descriptions in federal regulation, and released under an open licence. Smoothed for manufacturing. Decorative use only, not for legal boundary determination.