| Carmel Point | |
| Other Name: | Point Loeb Charles King Van RiperReamer's Point |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | United States Monterey Peninsula#USA California |
| Pushpin Label: | Carmel Point |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Monterey County |
| Coordinates: | 36.5436°N -121.9331°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | California |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Monterey County |
| Established Date: | ca. 1902 |
| Elevation Ft: | 489feet |
| Elevation M: | 11 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Timezone: | PST |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Carmel Point also known as the Point and formerly called Point Loeb and Reamer's Point, is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California, United States. It is a cape located at the southern city limits of Carmel-by-the-Sea and offers views of Carmel Bay, the mouth of Carmel River, and Point Lobos.[1] 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, 233acres between the eastern town limit and Highway 1, and Carmel Woods, 125acres tract on the north side.[2]
The Carmel Point began with the Rumsen Ohlone Native American tribe, who inhabited the area in the 6th-century.[3] The Spanish explorers and missionaries arrived in the late 18th century and erected, within the Ohlone region, the Mission San Carlos Borroméo de Carmelo (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.[4]
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 1768.37feet high and is 18.7feet 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, which is 6.46miles northeast of Carmel Point.[5]