Rosebud Indian Reservation, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota, shaded from 1,370 ft on the northeast side to 3,310 ft on the west side
Elevation
3,310 ft 1,010 m2,830 ft 860 m2,580 ft 785 m2,100 ft 640 m1,620 ft 495 m1,370 ft 420 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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Area
Fades everything outside the official reservation boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Rosebud Indian Reservation averages about 2,510 ft (765 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 1,370 ft on the northeast side to 3,310 ft on the west side.

Average elevation
2,510 ft 765 m
all land inside the reservation
Highest
3,310 ft 1,010 m
on the west side
Lowest
1,370 ft 420 m
on the northeast side

Rosebud Indian Reservation spans about 1,940 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land2,510 ft765 m
Highest point
Inside the reservation, on the west side
3,310 ft1,010 m
Lowest point
Inside the reservation, on the northeast side
1,370 ft420 m

Elevation profile, west to east

76 mi west to east through Rosebud.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota, shaded from 1,370 ft on the northeast side to 3,310 ft on the west side
Census reservation boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Reservation, with off-reservation trust land in South Dakota, United States (U.S. Census Bureau)
Population
10,599 2020 Census
Land area
2,091.1 sq mi + 4.5 sq mi water
Density
5.1 per sq mi
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Gulf of America
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearest tribal lands nearest, by average

  1. Pine Ridge Reservation3,000 ft
  2. Rosebud Indian Reservation2,510 ft
  3. Cheyenne River Reservation2,130 ft
  4. Lower Brule Reservation1,690 ft
  5. Crow Creek Reservation1,660 ft
  6. Yankton Reservation1,530 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Eagle Mans Butte3,170 ft
  • Grass Mountain3,030 ft
  • Sugar Loaf Butte2,810 ft
  • Rosebud Butte2,800 ft
  • Haystack Butte, Todd County2,750 ft
All 39 towns in the reservation by typical elevation
  1. St. Francis2,980 ft
  2. Two Strike2,830 ft
  3. Spring Creek2,780 ft
  4. Sicangu Village2,760 ft
  5. Rosebud2,720 ft
  6. Parmelee2,650 ft
  7. Blackpipe Township partly2,590 ft
  8. Mission2,580 ft
  9. White Horse2,570 ft
  10. Antelope2,560 ft
  11. Norris Township2,510 ft
  12. Norris2,510 ft
  13. Soldier Creek2,430 ft
  14. Beaver Creek Township partly2,420 ft
  15. Corn Creek2,400 ft
  16. New Surprise Valley Township2,390 ft
  17. Okreek2,380 ft
  18. Dog Ear Township partly2,360 ft
  19. Running Bird Township partly2,300 ft
  20. Wortman Township partly2,280 ft
  21. Millboro Township partly2,260 ft
  22. Red Fish Township partly2,250 ft
  23. Rocky Ford Township2,220 ft
  24. Elliston Township partly2,220 ft
  25. Mosher Township partly2,100 ft
  26. Jordan Township partly2,080 ft
  27. Cody Township partly2,080 ft
  28. Rosebud Township partly2,070 ft
  29. Lamro Township partly2,070 ft
  30. Horse Creek2,050 ft
  31. Bad Nation Township partly2,030 ft
  32. Pleasant Valley Township, Gregory County partly1,980 ft
  33. Curlew Township partly1,930 ft
  34. Brunson Township partly1,890 ft
  35. Lone Tree Township, Tripp County1,890 ft
  36. Ideal1,890 ft
  37. Ideal Township1,890 ft
  38. Bull Creek Township partly1,840 ft
  39. Star Valley Township, Tripp County partly1,800 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census reservation boundary (TIGER/Line AIANNH, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 2 arc-second (≈200 ft, 62 m) grid, coarsened from 1 arc-second so the whole area fits one run. Land means the boundary minus Census area water (on this grid, water areas of at least half a cell).
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 highest grid cells. Lowest: the lowest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 lowest grid cells; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts): any hollow under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), and any hollow under 2 sq mi (5 km²) whose floor is more than 100 ft (30 m) below its rim; and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, 1,370 ft at 43.7390° N, 99.5557° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted.
  • Name: the Census Bureau's legal or statistical area name, as published; the nation's own name may differ.
  • Population: 2020 Census residents of the blocks inside the boundary.
  • Nearby Places: nearest tribal lands and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the reservation with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the reservation.
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.