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Carmel Highlands, California

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Monterey County

Elevation
  
97 m

State
  
California

GNIS feature ID
  
1759219

Local time
  
Friday 6:40 AM

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Carmel Highlands is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California, United States. It is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of Carmel-by-the-Sea (better known as simply, "Carmel"), at an elevation of 318 feet (97 m). Carmel Highlands is also located just south of the Point Lobos State Reserve, and serves as the northern gateway of the Big Sur coastline along California State Route 1. Carmel Highlands was laid out in 1916 by developers Frank Powers and Franklin Devendorf.

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Map of Carmel Highlands, CA 93923, USA

The Carmel Highlands was especially important in the development of the regional art colony during the first half of the 20th century. Here many painters and sculptors found inspiration in the rugged scenery and established studio-homes, including: Ferdinand Burgdorff, Alice Comins, Theodore Criley, Arthur Hill Gilbert, Ralph Helm Johonnot, Ada Howe Kent, George Koch, Louise F. MacDougal, John O'Shea, Thomas Parkhurst, Ira Remsen, William Frederic Ritschel, Nora Havel Ritschel., Ansel Adams, and Edward Weston, whose studio home, Wildcat Hill, is preserved and occupied by his grandson, Kim Weston. The local Carmel literati frequently socialized in the Highlands, including Lincoln Steffens, Ella Winter, Robinson Jeffers, and Sinclair Lewis.

The real estate in this entire area is some of the most expensive in the United States. Many celebrities have homes and vacation homes in this area. The ZIP Code is 93923, and the community is inside area code 831.

Government

At the county level, Carmel Highlands is represented on the Monterey County Board of Supervisors by Supervisor Dave Potter.

In the California State Legislature, Carmel Highlands is in the 17th Senate District, represented by Democrat Bill Monning, and in the 29th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Mark Stone.

In the United States House of Representatives, Carmel Highlands is in California's 20th congressional district, represented by Democrat Jimmy Panetta

Notable people

  • John Denver, American singer-songwriter, resident from (1996–1997), he died in a plane crash in Monterey Bay near Pacific Grove in 12. October 1997.
  • References

    Carmel Highlands, California Wikipedia