Blackpipe Township, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Blackpipe Township, South Dakota, shaded from 2,500 ft on the southeast side to 2,730 ft on the east side
Elevation
2,730 ft 830 m2,670 ft 815 m2,640 ft 805 m2,580 ft 790 m2,530 ft 770 m2,500 ft 760 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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
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.
Township area
Fades everything outside the official township boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Blackpipe Township sits at about 2,590 ft (790 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,590 ft 790 m
most residents: 2,560–2,640 ft
Lowest
2,500 ft 760 m
on the southeast side
Highest
2,730 ft 830 m
on the east side
Average
2,600 ft 790 m
all land inside township boundaries

Blackpipe Township spans about 230 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
2,590 ft790 m
Highest point
Inside township boundaries, on the east side
2,730 ft830 m
Lowest point
Inside township boundaries, on the southeast side
2,500 ft760 m
Average of all land2,600 ft790 m

Elevation profile, west to east

6.0 mi west to east through the middle of Blackpipe Township.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Blackpipe Township, South Dakota, shaded from 2,500 ft on the southeast side to 2,730 ft on the east side
Township boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Township in Mellette County, South Dakota, United States
Population
45 2024 est.
Land area
35.9 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
1.3 per sq mi
Coordinates
43.4536° N, 101.1050° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Black Pipe Creek → White River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Parmelee2,650 ft
  2. Blackpipe Township2,590 ft
  3. Surprise Valley Township2,520 ft
  4. Norris Township2,510 ft
  5. Norris2,510 ft
  6. Soldier Creek2,430 ft
  7. Corn Creek2,400 ft
  8. New Surprise Valley Township2,390 ft
  9. Prospect Township2,330 ft
  10. Running Bird Township2,300 ft
  11. Horse Creek2,050 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Eagle Mans Butte3,170 ft
  • Cross Butte2,640 ft
  • Eagle Butte, Jackson County2,640 ft
  • Bus Butte2,620 ft
  • Coyote Lookout2,580 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the township boundaries, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census township boundaries (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) 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).
  • 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 (FAA airport elevation, 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 (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas); BTS time zones. All public domain.