Carmel Mountain Ranch, San Diego | |
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Community of San Diego | |
Caramel Mountain Ranch | |
Carmel Mountain Ranch and neighborhood boundaries |
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Location within Northeastern San Diego | |
Coordinates: 32°58′40″N 117°04′45″W / 32.977853°N 117.079239°W | |
Country | United States of America |
State | California |
County | San Diego |
City | San Diego |
Carmel Mountain Ranch, sometimes shortened to simply Carmel Mountain, such as on maps, or abbreviated to CMR by local residents and organizations, is a community of San Diego, California in the northeastern part of that 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.
The community is bounded by the city of Poway to the east; other communities of San Diego, Rancho Bernardo to the north; Rancho Peñasquitos to the west; and Sabre Springs to the south.
Several shopping centers are located adjacent to one another:
The Carvin Corporation is headquartered near these centers. The Carmel Mountain Ranch Country Club is a golf course and facility which hosts weddings and special events.
The 15 runs along the western edge of Carmel Mountain, and a noticeable stone marker, complete with sign and flags, is visible from the northbound lanes to act as a gateway immediately before the Carmel Mountain Road exit, which is the primary road serving the community. The eastern terminus of the 56 becomes Ted Williams Parkway as it enters the community; however, it retains its freeway characteristics until it crosses Rancho Carmel Drive.
There are local bus routes. While Carmel Mountain does not share in the name, the Sabre Springs / Penasquitos Transit Station, which provides direct access to the managed express lanes on the 15, is adjacent to the community.
Every year the local Chamber of Commerce, headquartered within the community, hosts a fall festival at which local businesses, community organizations, and school representatives set up information booths and interact with attendees.
Every Christmas, graduates from Meadowbrook Middle School host the "CMR Olympics".