Editing Covelo, California (section)

== Geography ==

Covelo is located in northeastern Mendocino County at {{coord|39|47|35|N|123|14|53|W|type:city}}.<ref name="gnis" /> It is accessible via [[California State Route 162]], which leads southwest {{convert|29|mi}} to [[U.S. Route 101]] at [[Longvale, California|Longvale]]. To the east, Mendocino Pass Road (becoming Alder Springs Road) leads {{convert|66|mi}} over the mountains of [[Mendocino National Forest]] to [[Elk Creek, California|Elk Creek]], for much of its length a gravel road.

Covelo covers {{convert|7.1|sqmi|km2}} of land, {{convert|405|acre|km2}} of which is part of the Round Valley Indian Reservation. Of the total area, 99.40% of it is land and 0.60% of it water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021" /> Covelo and Round Valley are drained by Mill Creek, which flows east to the [[Middle Fork Eel River|Middle Fork]] of the [[Eel River (California)|Eel River]].

=== Vineyards and agriculture ===

Covelo is an [[American Viticultural Area]] as of February 15, 2006, by the [[Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau]]. The AVA includes [[Round Valley, California|Round]] and Williams Valleys, situated approximately {{Convert|45|mi|km}} north of Ukiah, and spans {{Convert|59|sqmi|km2}}.<ref>27 [[Code of Federal Regulations|C.F.R.]] Part 9. ''[https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-02-16/pdf/06-1457.pdf Establishment of the Covelo Viticultural Area]'' (2003R–412P)''.'' Washington, DC: [[Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau]], [[United States Department of the Treasury|U.S. Department of the Treasury]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20201023214718/https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-02-16/pdf/06-1457.pdf Archived] from the original on October 23, 2020.</ref>

Like the rest of Mendocino County, a large part of Covelo's economy comes from growing grapes for wine but also cattle [[Ranch|ranching]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Randall |first=Adam |last2=Kwear |first2=Adam Randall |last3=Udjar |first3=Adam Randall |date=2016-02-22 |title=Tule Elk in Mendocino County causing problems for ranchers |url=https://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/2016/02/22/tule-elk-in-mendocino-county-causing-problems-for-ranchers/ |access-date=2025-04-23 |work=The Ukiah Daily Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Climate ===

According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Covelo has a [[Mediterranean climate#Hot-summer Mediterranean climate|hot-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated ''Csa'' on climate maps. Covelo has a four-season climate, with the dry part of the year during summer and the rainy part in the winter. Winters are mild in Covelo. Although snowfall is heavy on the nearby mountains such as Anthony Peak in the winter, it is usually light in the valley. [[Diurnal temperature variation]] is large year round, albeit widest in summer. During winter, the variation results in frequent [[frost]]s.

{{Weather box
| location = Covelo (1894–2012)
| single line = Y
| width = auto
| Jan record high F = 78
| Feb record high F = 82
| Mar record high F = 88
| Apr record high F = 94
| May record high F = 104
| Jun record high F = 108
| Jul record high F = 114
| Aug record high F = 115
| Sep record high F = 114
| Oct record high F = 104
| Nov record high F = 88
| Dec record high F = 75
| year record high F = 115
| Jan high F = 52.3
| Feb high F = 57.4
| Mar high F = 62.1
| Apr high F = 68.2
| May high F = 76.2
| Jun high F = 84.6
| Jul high F = 93.5
| Aug high F = 92.7
| Sep high F = 88.2
| Oct high F = 75.5
| Nov high F = 59.9
| Dec high F = 51.7
| year high F = 71.9
| Jan low F = 30.4
| Feb low F = 32.7
| Mar low F = 35.1
| Apr low F = 37.4
| May low F = 42
| Jun low F = 47.2
| Jul low F = 51.6
| Aug low F = 49.6
| Sep low F = 45
| Oct low F = 39.1
| Nov low F = 34.3
| Dec low F = 31.8
| year low F = 39.7
| Jan record low F = 7
| Feb record low F = 10
| Mar record low F = 18
| Apr record low F = 22
| May record low F = 27
| Jun record low F = 31
| Jul record low F = 37
| Aug record low F = 37
| Sep record low F = 28
| Oct record low F = 17
| Nov record low F = 14
| Dec record low F = -9
| year record low F = -9
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 8.18
| Feb precipitation inch = 6.61
| Mar precipitation inch = 5.56
| Apr precipitation inch = 2.61
| May precipitation inch = 1.36
| Jun precipitation inch = 0.43
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.05
| Aug precipitation inch = 0.26
| Sep precipitation inch = 0.55
| Oct precipitation inch = 2.52
| Nov precipitation inch = 5.6
| Dec precipitation inch = 7.92
| year precipitation inch = 41.66
| Jan precipitation days = 13
| Feb precipitation days = 12
| Mar precipitation days = 12
| Apr precipitation days = 8
| May precipitation days = 5
| Jun precipitation days = 2
| Jul precipitation days = 0
| Aug precipitation days = 1
| Sep precipitation days = 2
| Oct precipitation days = 6
| Nov precipitation days = 11
| Dec precipitation days = 13
| Jan snow inch = 2.1
| Feb snow inch = 1
| Mar snow inch = 0.8
| Apr snow inch = 0.1
| May snow inch = 0
| Jun snow inch = 0
| Jul snow inch = 0
| Aug snow inch = 0
| Sep snow inch = 0
| Oct snow inch = 0
| Nov snow inch = 0.2
| Dec snow inch = 0.6
| year snow inch = 4.8
| source 1 = WRCC<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ca2081 |title=Covelo, CA (042081) |access-date=November 29, 2015 |publisher=Western Regional Climate Center }}</ref>
| date = November 2015
| source =
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