§ 9.252 Eagle Foothills. ( a ) *Name.* The name of the viticultural area described in this section is “Eagle Foothills”. For purposes of part 4 of this chapter, “Eagle Foothills” is a term of viticultural significance.
( b ) *Approved maps.* The 6 United States Geological Survey (USGS) 1:24,000 scale topographic maps used to determine the boundary of the Eagle Foothills viticultural area are titled: ( 1 ) Southwest Emmett, Idaho, 1970;
( 2 ) Southeast Emmett, Idaho, provisional edition 1985;
( 3 ) Pearl, Idaho, provisional edition 1985;
( 4 ) Eagle, Idaho, 1998;
( 5 ) Star, Idaho, 1953; and
( 6 ) Middleton, Idaho, 1958; photorevised 1971.
( c ) *Boundary.* The Eagle Foothills viticultural area is located in Gem and Ada Counties in Idaho. The boundary of the Eagle Foothills viticultural area is as described below: ( 1 ) The beginning point is on the Southwest Emmett map at the intersection of the Ada, Gem, and Canyon County lines at the southwestern corner of section 31, T6N/R1W.
( 2 ) From the beginning point, proceed north along the western boundary of sections 31 and 30 to the northwest corner of section 31, T6N/R1W; then
( 3 ) Proceed north-northeast in a straight line to the marked 3,109-foot elevation point near the southwest corner of section 31, T6N/R1W; then
( 4 ) Proceed northeast in a straight line, crossing onto the Southeast Emmett map, to the marked 3,230-foot elevation point in section 22, T6N/R1W; then
( 5 ) Proceed east-northeast in a straight line to the marked 3,258-foot elevation point in section 23, T6N/R1W; then
( 6 ) Proceed easterly in a straight line to the 3,493-foot elevation point in section 23, T6N/R1W; then
( 7 ) Proceed northeast in a straight line to the 3,481-foot elevation point in section 13, T6N/R1W; then
( 8 ) Proceed northeast in a straight line to the intersection of the marked 4-wheel drive trail with the R1W range line; then
( 9 ) Proceed north along the R1W range line to its first intersection with the 3,400-foor elevation contour; then
( 10 ) Proceed east along the meandering 3,400-foot elevation contour, crossing onto the Pearl map, then continuing easterly, then southerly, along the meandering 3,400-foot elevation contour, crossing Schiller Creek, the North and South Forks of Willow Creek, and Big Gulch Creek, to the first intersection of the 3,400-foot contour line with the R1E/R2E range line, which forms the eastern boundary of section 13, T5N/R1E; then
( 11 ) Proceed southeast in a straight line to the marked 3,613-foot elevation in point Section 18, T5N/R2E; then
( 12 ) Proceed southwest in a straight line to the marked 3,426-foot elevation point in Section 24, T5N/R1E; then
( 13 ) Proceed west in a straight line to the marked 3,416-foot elevation point in Section 24, T5N/R1E; then
( 14 ) Proceed west in a straight line to the marked 3,119-foot elevation point in Section 23, T5N/R1E; then
( 15 ) Proceed south in a straight line to the marked 3,366-foot elevation point in Section 23, T5N/R1E; then
( 16 ) Proceed southwest in a straight line, crossing onto the Eagle map, to the marked 3,372-foot elevation point in Section 26, T5N/R1E; then
( 17 ) Proceed northwest in a straight line, crossing back onto the Pearl map, to the marked 3,228-foot elevation point in Section 22, T5N/R1E; then
( 18 ) Proceed southwest in a straight line to the marked 3,205-foot elevation point in Section 22, T5N/R1E; then
( 19 ) Proceed south in a straight line, crossing onto the Eagle map, to the marked 3,163-foot elevation point in Section 27, T5N/R1E; then
( 20 ) Proceed southwest in a straight line to the marked 2,958-foot elevation point in Section 28, T5N/R1E; then
( 21 ) Proceed southwest in a straight line to the northeast corner of section 32, T5N/R1E; then
( 22 ) Proceed south along the eastern boundary of Section 32 to the point where the boundary joins Pearl Road, then continue south along Pearl Road to the intersection of the road with Beacon Road; then
( 23 ) Proceed west along Beacon Road, crossing onto the Star map, to the intersection of Beacon Road with an unnamed light-duty road known locally as North Wing Road at the southern boundary of section 32, T5N/R1W; then
( 24 ) Proceed south along North Wing Road to the intersection of the road with New Hope Road in Section 5, T4N/R1W; then
( 25 ) Proceed west along New Hope Road, crossing onto the Middleton map, to the intersection of the road with the Ada-Canyon County line; then
( 26 ) Proceed north along the Ada-Canyon County line, crossing onto the Southwest Emmett map, to the beginning point.
[T.D. TTB-131, 80 FR 73660, Nov. 25, 2015]