---
kind: "section"
citation: "27 C.F.R. § 9.31"
title: "27"
number: "9.31"
heading: "Santa Cruz Mountains."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/27/9.31"
---

# §9.31. Santa Cruz Mountains.

- (a) **Name.** The name of the viticultural area described in this section is “Santa Cruz Mountains.”
- (b) **Approved maps.** The 24 approved U.S.G.S. maps for determining the boundaries are 23 7.5 minute scale and one 5 × 11 minute scale.
  - (1) “Ano Nuevo Quadrangle, California”;
  - (2) “Big Basin Quadrangle, California”;
  - (3) “Castle Rock Ridge Quadrangle, California”;
  - (4) “Cupertino Quadrangle, California”;
  - (5) “Davenport Quadrangle, California—Santa Cruz County”;
  - (6) “Felton Quadrangle, California—Santa Cruz County”;
  - (7) “Franklin Point Quadrangle, California”;
  - (8) “Half Moon Bay Quadrangle, California—San Mateo County”;
  - (9) “La Honda Quadrangle, California—San Mateo County”;
  - (10) “Laurel Quadrangle, California”;
  - (11) “Loma Prieta Quadrangle, California”;
  - (12) “Los Gatos Quadrangle, California”;
  - (13) “Mt. Madonna Quadrangle, California”;
  - (14) “Mindego Hill Quadrangle, California”;
  - (15) “Morgan Hill Quadrangle, California—Santa Clara County”;
  - (16) “Palo Alto Quadrangle, California”;
  - (17) “San Gregorio Quadrangle, California—San Mateo County”;
  - (18) “San Mateo Quadrangle, California—San Mateo County”;
  - (19) “Santa Teresa Hills Quadrangle—Santa Clara County”;
  - (20) “Soquel Quadrangle, California—Santa Cruz County”;
  - (21) “Watsonville East Quadrangle, California”;
  - (22) “Watsonville West Quadrangle, California”;
  - (23) “Woodside Quadrangle, California—San Mateo County”; and
  - (24) **One 5 × 11 minute series map entitled—** “Santa Cruz, California.”
- (c) **Boundaries.** The Santa Cruz Mountains viticultural area is located in portions of San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz Counties, California.
  - (1) From the beginning point where Highway 92 and the 400-foot contour line intersect (Half Moon Bay Quadrangle), the boundary line follows Highway 92, beginning in a southeasterly direction, to a point where Highway 92 and the 400-foot contour line intersect (San Mateo Quadrangle);
  - (2) Thence along the 400-foot contour line, beginning in a southeasterly direction, to a point where the 400-foot contour line and Canada Road intersect (Woodside Quadrangle);
  - (3) Thence along Canada Road, beginning in a southerly direction, to a point where Canada Road and Highway 280 intersect (Woodside Quadrangle);
  - (4) Thence along Highway 280, beginning in a southeasterly direction, to a point where Highway 280 and 84 intersect (Palo Alto Quadrangle);
  - (5) Thence along Highway 84, beginning in a southwesterly direction, to a point where Highway 84 and Mountain Home Road intersect (Woodside Quadrangle);
  - (6) Thence along Mountain Home Road, beginning in a southerly direction, to a point where Mountain Home Road and Portola Road intersect (Palo Alto Quadrangle);
  - (7) Thence along Portola Road, beginning in a westerly direction, to a point where Portola Road and Highway 84 intersect (Woodside Quadrangle);
  - (8) Thence along Highway 84, beginning in a southwesterly direction, to a point where Highway 84 and the 600-foot contour line intersect (Woodside Quadrangle);
  - (9) Thence along the 600-foot contour line, beginning in a northeasterly direction, to a point where the 600-foot contour line and Regnart Road intersect (Cupertino Quadrangle);
  - (10) Thence along Regnart Road, beginning in a northeasterly direction, to a point where Regnart Road and the 400-foot contour line intersect (Cupertino Quadrangle);
  - (11) Thence along the 400-foot contour line, beginning in a southerly direction, to a point where the 400-foot contour line and the north section line of [Section 35](/cfr/27/35.md), T. 6 S./R. 2 W, intersect (Cupertino Quadrangle);
  - (12) Thence along the north section line of Sections [35](/cfr/27/35.md) and [36](/cfr/27/36.md), in an easterly direction, to a point where the section line and Highway 85 intersect (Cupertino Quadrangle);
  - (13) Thence along Highway 85, in a southerly direction, to a point where Highway 85 and the southern section line of [Section 36](/cfr/27/36.md) intersect (Cupertino Quadrangle);
  - (14) Thence along the section line, in a westerly direction, to a point where the section line and the 600-foot contour line intersect (Cupertino Quadrangle);
  - (15) Thence along the 600-foot contour line, beginning in a southerly direction, to a point where the 600-foot contour line and Pierce Road intersect (Cupertino Quadrangle);
  - (16) Thence along Pierce Road, in a southerly direction, to a point where Pierce Road and the 800-foot contour line intersect (Cupertino Quadrangle);
  - (17) Thence along the 800-foot line, beginning in a northwesterly direction, to a point where the 800-foot contour line and the east section line of [Section 25](/cfr/27/25.md), T. 10 S./R. 2 E., intersect (Mt. Madonna Quadrangle);
  - (18) Thence along the east section line, in a southerly direction, to a point where this section line and the 800-foot contour line intersect (Mt. Madonna Quadrangle);
  - (19) Thence along the 800-foot contour line, beginning in a southeasterly direction, to a point where the 800-foot contour line and Highway 152 intersect (Watsonville East Quadrangle);
  - (20) Thence along Highway 152, in a southwesterly direction, to a point where Highway 152 and the 400-foot contour line intersect (Watsonville East Quadrangle);
  - (21) Thence along the 400-foot contour line, beginning in a northwesterly direction, to a point where the 400-foot contour line and the Felton Empire Road intersect (Felton Quadrangle);
  - (22) Thence along Felton Empire Road, in an easterly direction, to a point where Felton Empire Road and Highway 9 intersect (Felton Quadrangle);
  - (23) Thence along Highway 9, in a southerly direction, to a point where Highway 9 and Bull Creek intersect (Felton Quadrangle);
  - (24) Thence along Bull Creek, beginning in a southwesterly direction, to a point where Bull Creek and the 400-foot contour line intersect (Felton Quadrangle); and
  - (25) Thence along the 400-foot contour line, beginning in a southeasterly direction, back to the point of beginning.

## Notes

### Amendments

[T.D. ATF-98, 46 FR 59240, Dec. 4, 1981]

### Authority

Authority: 27 U.S.C. 205.

### Source

Source: T.D. ATF-60, 44 FR 56692, Oct. 2, 1979, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[T.D. ATF-98, 46 FR 59240, Dec. 4, 1981]