Esselen was the language of the tiny Esselen (or self-designated Huelel) Nation, which aboriginally occupied the mountainous Central Coast of California, immediately south of Monterey (Shaul 1995).
Esselen ishte gjuha e Essel e vogël (ose vetë-përcaktuar Huelel) Komb, i cili aboriginally zënë Bregun Qendror malor të Kalifornisë, menjëherë në jug të Monterey (Shaul 1995).