Vaca Mountains

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mountain range

The Vaca Mountains are a rugged mountain range in Northern California that form the eastern boundary of Napa Valley and contribute to its distinctive climate and wine-growing conditions.

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Label Occurrences
Vaca Mountains canonical 12

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range ⓘ
adjacentTo Napa Valley ⓘ
Sacramento Valley ⓘ
climateEffect rain shadow on eastern side of Napa Valley ⓘ
temperature moderation in Napa Valley ⓘ
contains Atlas Peak AVA ⓘ
Chiles Valley AVA ⓘ
Howell Mountain AVA ⓘ
Napa Valley AVA eastern slopes ⓘ
Pope Valley area ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
drainageTo Putah Creek ⓘ
Sacramento River Basin ⓘ
surface form: Sacramento River basin
formsBoundaryOf Napa Valley ⓘ
formsEasternBoundaryOf Napa Valley ⓘ
geology sedimentary rocks ⓘ
volcanic rocks ⓘ
hasLandCover chaparral ⓘ
oak woodland ⓘ
hasLandUse rangeland ⓘ
vineyards ⓘ
hasRecreation hiking ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
hasVegetation California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion ⓘ
hasViewOf Napa Valley ⓘ
Sacramento Valley ⓘ
highestElevation 2792 ft ⓘ
851 m ⓘ
highestPoint Mount Vaca ⓘ
influences Napa Valley climate ⓘ
Napa Valley viticulture ⓘ
locatedIn California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Napa County ⓘ
surface form: Napa County, California

Northern California ⓘ
Solano County ⓘ
surface form: Solano County, California
nameOrigin Spanish word "vaca" meaning "cow" ⓘ
nearbyCity Fairfield, California ⓘ
Vacaville, California ⓘ
orientation northwest–southeast ⓘ
partOf Coastal Ranges ⓘ
surface form: California Coast Ranges
proximityTo San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ
rangeType coastal range ⓘ
region North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area) ⓘ
separates Napa Valley ⓘ
Sacramento Valley ⓘ
supports wine grape growing ⓘ
usedFor telecommunications facilities on Mount Vaca ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Napa Valley → borderedBy → Vaca Mountains ⓘ
Howell Mountain AVA → subRegionOf → Vaca Mountains ⓘ
Calistoga AVA → climateInfluence → Vaca Mountains ⓘ
North Coast Ranges → contains → Vaca Mountains ⓘ
Napa Valley AVA eastern slopes → formsBoundaryWith → Vaca Mountains ⓘ
Mount Vaca → partOf → Vaca Mountains ⓘ
Mount Vaca → range → Vaca Mountains ⓘ
Winters → locatedNear → Vaca Mountains ⓘ
subject surface form: Winters, California
City of Winters → locatedNear → Vaca Mountains ⓘ
Atlas Peak → borderedBy → Vaca Mountains ⓘ
Lake Berryessa → locatedInMountainRange → Vaca Mountains ⓘ
Winters, California → near → Vaca Mountains ⓘ