Lake Cleveland, Alpine glacial lake in Sawtooth National Forest, Idaho, US

Lake Cleveland is an alpine lake in the Albion Mountains of Cassia County, Idaho, within Sawtooth National Forest. It sits at 2,520 metres in a basin north of Mount Harrison, and a paved forest road, 549, reaches its shore. Two campgrounds lie at the east and west ends of the lake.

The basin formed during the last ice age when massive glaciers moved through the mountains and carved out the depression. When the ice retreated, water accumulated in this hollow to create the lake visible today.

The lake sits in the basin north of Mount Harrison, whose 2,769-metre summit rises about 0.84 km to the south. The surrounding slopes are almost entirely covered by sagebrush steppe, the plant community that gives the Albion Mountains their grey-green summer colour.

The lake is accessed via paved forest road 549, with two campgrounds located at each end of the shoreline for overnight stays. Visit during warmer months when the road is fully accessible and the high elevation does not have snow cover.

The lake sits at 2,520 metres in the basin north of Mount Harrison, whose summit rises to 2,769 metres about 0.84 km to the south. The surrounding slopes are almost entirely covered by sagebrush steppe rather than forest, a contrast with the wooded shoreline.