| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Hills - Elevation of terrain rising prominently above the surrounding land. Plural of Hill. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | N and NE of Cache Creek (community), Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°58'59"N, 121°09'59"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92I/14 |
| Related Maps: |
92I/14 92I/15 92P/2 92P/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Arrowstone Hills (not Arrow Stone Hills nor Arrow-Stone Hills)" adopted 1 December 1955 on 92 I/14 at 50º58' - 121º14', as labelled on Donimion Sectional sheet 111, Kamloops, 1916. Application extended 15 November 1982 on 92 I/14, 92 I/15, 92 P/2, 92 P/3; centred approximately 50º59' - 121º10' as labelled on Geological Survey sheet 557, Kamloops, 1895. (agreed by DIAND 7 November 1984) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Northern limits of Arrowstone Hills described with letter July 1969 (files B.1.54 and C.2.65). Bounded on the west by Bonaparte River; on the north by Loon Creek valley; on the east by Deadman River; on the south by Pass Valley, Tsotin Lake & Cache Creek. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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George M. Dawson reported that the Indians used the rock [ black basalt ] in these hills for making arrows and spearheads (Geological Survey of Canada Annual Report, Vol 7, Part B, 1894, p.220) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |