Peters Hill, South Australia
| Peters Hill South Australia | |
|---|---|
| Mayor | Allan Aughey |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys |
| Region | Mid North |
| State electorate(s) | Frome |
| Federal Division(s) | Wakefield |
The locality of Peters Hill (518m) is the highest peak in the Belvidere Range of hills of South Australia, which is a northern extension of the Mount Lofty Ranges.
Sitting atop a north-south ridge, Peters Hill (also Peter's Hill and Peter Hill), lies about seven kilometres west of the surveyed township of Hamilton and around eight kilometres 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.
Modern mapping protocol eliminates the possessive, so it is now known as Peters Hill.
The name originates from William Peter, the Scottish grazier who in 1841 pioneered this district. His sheep runs extended all round this hill, his head stations being nearby.
In the early 1850s a small copper mine, the Belvidere, was worked at the north end of this hill. Around that time the first European farming settlers arrived, including a significant community of Wends, displacing the earlier pastoralists. By 1856 these pioneers had erected a school, church, and cemetery. Many of their descendants are still farming there today.
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