Peters Hill, (518m), formerly Peter's Hill (the possessive apostrophe being officially deleted in December 1940)^[1] is the highest peak in the Belvidere Range of hills in South Australia, a northern extension of the Mount Lofty Ranges.

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Peters Hill
Peters Hill South Australia, Australia
Highest point
Elevation	518 m (1,699 ft)
Coordinates	34°10′42.02″S 138°49′56.17″E
Geography
Location	South Australia, Australia
Parent range	Belvidere Range

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Peters Hill sits atop a north-south ridge about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the surveyed town of Hamilton and around 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) nearly due east of the town of Riverton. The surrounding country supports grazing on the higher peaks and dry grain farming on the slopes and plains.^{[citation needed]}

Peters Hill has been named as such since as early as 1842. It may have been named after William Peter, a Scottish grazier who in 1841 pioneered European settlement in this district. His sheep runs extended all round this hill, one of his head stations being nearby.^{[2][circular reference]} "Peter's Hill" is shown on the western ridge of an 1842 plan of the Light River valley. "Mr Peter's Head Station" is shown on the eastern slopes of the valley. named on a survey plan drawn up in 1842 for the Secondary Towns Association.^[3]

Other history sources have suggested alternative origins for the name.^[4] Among these are the Manning Index.^[5] This identifies three sources for the hill's name. One is William Spence Peter, as already mentioned. Another asserts it was named after “Peter Inkster (c.1829-1917), an early settler.”,^[4][5] However, Inkster's obituary said that he did not migrate to South Australia until later, by which time the name had been in use for some time.^[6] Lastly, it may have been named "Petatz Hill" after Martin Petatz, a Wendish settler who owned a nearby property. However, Petatz’s name is not recorded in official records as a landholder.^[4][5] More likely, Petatz is simply a translated form of the name Peter.