Mount Rivers is a locality in the Dungog Shire, New South Wales, Australia.

[1] In 1825, John Phillips Webber established his Penshurt estate in present-day Mount Rivers.

A cheese factory was established by Alfred Holden, procuring a considerable reputation, with its produce being sold as "Penshurst" cheese in Maitland[5] Initially, Mount Rivers had a private school.

[4] However, through subsidisation, it continued to exist, and in 1939 it reopened as an official public school.

A river crossing along Cross Keys Road traverses the Paterson River, permitting alternate passage to westerly and southerly neighbouring towns such as East Gresford and Dungog.