devil's peak is situated adjacent to the m3 expressway (de waal drive changed to philip kgosana drive). the name devil's peak is descriptive of its location as this is the closes suburb to the mountain peak of the same name. it's derived from a folklore story about a pipe smoking competition between a pirate named van hunks and the devil. to this day when a cloud forms around the mountain people will say that "the devil and van hunks are at it again". devil's peak is knows as one of the windiest places in the city bowl.