Standing Rock Reservation, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Standing Rock Reservation, South Dakota, shaded from 1,600 ft on the east side to 2,710 ft on Thunder Hawk Butte
Elevation
2,710 ft 825 m2,430 ft 740 m2,290 ft 700 m2,020 ft 615 m1,740 ft 530 m1,600 ft 490 m
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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
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Area
Fades everything outside the official reservation boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Standing Rock Reservation averages about 2,070 ft (630 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 1,600 ft on the east side to 2,710 ft on Thunder Hawk Butte.

Average elevation
2,070 ft 630 m
all land inside the reservation
Highest
2,710 ft 825 m
on Thunder Hawk Butte
Lowest
1,600 ft 490 m
on the east side

Standing Rock Reservation spans about 1,110 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 land2,070 ft630 m
Highest point
Inside the reservation, on Thunder Hawk Butte (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
2,710 ft825 m
Lowest point
Inside the reservation, on the east side
1,600 ft490 m

Elevation profile, south to north

66 mi south to north through Cannon Ball.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Standing Rock Reservation, South Dakota, shaded from 1,600 ft on the east side to 2,710 ft on Thunder Hawk Butte
Census reservation boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Reservation in South Dakota and North Dakota, United States (U.S. Census Bureau)
Population
7,819 2020 Census
Land area
3,568.4 sq mi + 94.2 sq mi water
Density
2.2 per sq mi
Time zones
Mountain UTC−7 / −6, 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. Cheyenne River Reservation2,130 ft
  2. Standing Rock Reservation2,070 ft
  3. Fort Berthold Reservation, ND2,070 ft
  4. Lower Brule Reservation1,690 ft
  5. Crow Creek Reservation1,660 ft
  6. Spirit Lake Reservation, ND1,510 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Thunder Hawk Butte2,710 ft
  • Black Horse Butte2,626 ft
  • Round Top, Sioux County2,580 ft
  • Twin Butte, Corson County2,460 ft
  • Leaf-on Hill2,457 ft
All 20 towns in the reservation by typical elevation
  1. Menz Township2,490 ft
  2. Custer Township, Corson County2,390 ft
  3. McIntosh2,300 ft
  4. Rolling Green Township2,290 ft
  5. Watauga Township2,260 ft
  6. Morristown2,250 ft
  7. Prairie View Township2,230 ft
  8. Pleasant Ridge Township2,230 ft
  9. Selfridge2,190 ft
  10. McLaughlin2,000 ft
  11. Kenel1,980 ft
  12. Bullhead1,910 ft
  13. Ridgeland Township1,860 ft
  14. Porcupine1,800 ft
  15. Cannon Ball1,760 ft
  16. Solen1,670 ft
  17. Little Eagle1,660 ft
  18. Wakpala1,650 ft
  19. Wakpala Township1,650 ft
  20. Fort Yates1,630 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; it is a named summit, so its height is the peak method: the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it. 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.
  • 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.