According to Webster’s Dictionary, a promontory is “a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water” or “a prominent mass of land overlooking or projecting into a lowland” (Mirriam-Webster, 2016). This name is fitting as Chilliwack’s Promontory overlooks Cultus Lake and the Chilliwack Valley.
References:
Promontory [Def ] . (n.d.). In Mirriam-Webster Online. Retrieved July 2016 from, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/promontory
Photograph caption: Overhead view of the small one-room Promontory School and area, with the George Israel & Rebecca Thornton family house in the background. [Chilliwack Museum and Archives, P1311].