Ryder Lake is a small, sub-alpine, farming-based community located in Chilliwack
Chilliwack ( )( hur, Ts'elxwéyeqw) is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Chilliwack is surrounded by mountains and home to recreational areas such as Cultus Lake and Chilliwack Lake Provincial Parks. There are numerous outdoor ...
, British Columbia
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, situated on Mount Thom to the west of Lookout Ridge. A post office operated here from 1926 to 1940. Notable features in Ryder Lake include a former small elementary school
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and small fire hall
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The community is located east of Promontory
A promontory is a raised mass of land that projects into a lowland or a body of water (in which case it is a peninsula). Most promontories either are formed from a hard ridge of rock that has resisted the erosive forces that have removed the so ...
. It is home to a great variety of wildlife and is a popular destination for hiking. The community is named after the lake of the same name.BC Names/GeoBC entry "Ryder Lake (lake)"
/ref> The small lake is situated on private property and cannot be seen from the road because of fencing and trees.
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Community of Villages
Neighbourhoods in Chilliwack
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