Mount Peter is a mixed-use locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.

A cane tramway delivers harvested sugarcane to the Mulgrave Sugar Mill in neighbouring Gordonvale; the tramway is part of north–south corridor through the Cairns urban area enabling sugarcane grown in the Barron River delta north of Cairns to reach the mill.

[3] Due to continuing population growth in Cairns, Mount Peter has been identified as a priority urban growth corridor for Cairns with a master plan developed for 1582 hectares of land for development as 18,500 homes for approximately 40,000 people.

[8] On 20 October 1983, the first Sikh temple in Queensland, the Guru Nanak Gurudwara, was opened at 289 Djarragun Way (just off the Bruce Highway) in Edmonton (now in Mount Peter, 17°02′20″S 145°45′30″E / 17.03880°S 145.75824°E / -17.03880; 145.75824 (Guru Nanak Gurudwara (Sikh temple))).

[13] In the 2021 census, Mount Peter had a population of 689 people, reflecting the growth of suburban development within the locality.