Located in the Breadloaf Wilderness of the Green Mountain National Forest, its summit is in the town of Lincoln in Addison County.

The south and east sides of Mount Cleveland drain into Austin Brook and then into the Mad River.

The west side of Mount Cleveland drains into the New Haven River, thence into Otter Creek, and into Lake Champlain.

[1] The Emily Proctor Trail, whose trailhead coincides with the Cooley Glen Trailhead, terminates at the Emily Proctor Shelter, which is approximately 5.2 miles (8.4 km) south of Mount Cleveland on the Long Trail.

A fourth president, Mount Grant, is just off the main loop, 0.8 miles (1.3 km) north of the Cooley Glen Shelter on the Long Trail.