Carmel Point also known as the Point and formerly called Point Loeb and Reamer's Point, is an
unincorporated community
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in
Monterey County
Monterey County ( ), officially the County of Monterey, is a county located on the Pacific coast in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 439,035. The county's largest city and county seat is ...
, California, United States. It is a
cape
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located at the southern city limits of
Carmel-by-the-Sea
Carmel-by-the-Sea (), commonly known simply as Carmel, is a city in Monterey County, California, located on the Central Coast of California. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 3,220, down from 3,722 at the 2010 census. Situa ...
and offers views of
Carmel Bay, the mouth of
Carmel River, and
Point Lobos
Point Lobos and the Point Lobos State Natural Reserve is a state park in California. Adjoining Point Lobos is "one of the richest marine habitats in California". The ocean habitat is protected by two marine protected areas, the Point Lobos Sta ...
.
[Geonameslink Carmel Point at ]Geonames.org (cc-by)
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post updated 2022-07-17 Carmel Point was one of three major land developments adjacent to the Carmel city limits between 1922 and 1925. The other two were
Hatton Fields
Hatton may refer to:
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, between the eastern town limit and Highway 1, and
Carmel Woods, tract on the north side.
History
The Carmel Point began with the
Rumsen Ohlone
The Ohlone ( ), formerly known as Costanoans (from Spanish meaning 'coast dweller'), are a Native Americans in the United States, Native American people of the Northern California coast. When Spanish explorers and missionaries arrived in the l ...
Native American tribe, who inhabited the area in the 6th-century. The Spanish explorers and missionaries arrived in the late 18th century and erected, within the Ohlone region, the
Mission San Carlos Borroméo de Carmelo
Mission San Carlos Borromeo del Río Carmelo ( English: The Mission of Saint Charles Borromeo of the Carmel River), first built in 1797, is one of the most authentically restored Catholic mission churches in California. Located at the mouth o ...
(founded in 1770). In 1834, the Mexican land grant
ranchos took over the mission land and property. In 1848, Mexico ceded to California as a result of the
Mexican–American War
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.
Geography
The Carmel Point land is hilly to the east, but flat to the west, which is closest to the
Carmel Bay. The highest point in the vicinity is high and is southeast of Carmel Point. There are about 23 people per square kilometer in Carmel Point's relatively small population. The nearest larger town is
Seaside, California
Seaside, formerly East Monterey, is a city in Monterey County, California, Monterey County, California, United States, with a population of 32,366 as of the 2020 census. It is located east-northeast of Monterey, California, Monterey, at an eleva ...
, which is northeast of Carmel Point.
Climate
See also
*
List of places in California
*
Timeline of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
*
Historic Homes in Carmel Point
References
External links
Recollections with Colin Kuster and Anthony Van RiperCarmel Point
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Unincorporated communities in Monterey County, California
1902 establishments in California
Populated places established in 1922
Populated coastal places in California
Unincorporated communities in California