Carmel Mountain Ranch, San Diego
human settlement in San Diego, California, United States of America
Carmel Mountain Ranch, sometimes shortened to simply Carmel Mountain, or abbreviated to CMR by local residents and organizations, is a community of San Diego, California, United States, in the northeastern part of the city. Despite its name, Carmel Mountain Ranch is actually in the shadow of Black Mountain. Carmel Mountain proper is about 10 miles west of the Carmel Mountain Ranch neighborhood.
Geography
The community is bounded by the city of Poway to the east, and other communities of San Diego on all other sides: Rancho Bernardo to the north, Rancho Peñasquitos to the west, and Sabre Springs to the south.
History
Carmel Mountain Ranch is a 1,489-acre community in the northeastern part of San Diego. It is originally home to the Kumeyaay people, who have lived in the region for more than 12,000 years. It got its name from the Carmelite Sisters of Mercy, who established a dairy farm and prayer center in 1905. The term Carmel Mountain comes from a biblical reference to Mount Carmel.
The real development of the community began in the 1970s with early planning efforts such as the 1971 Carmel Mountain East Plan and the 1981 Rancho Carmel Community Plan. The 1971 plan contained about 6,200 homes but was never fully brought to life.
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