Bullhead, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Bullhead, South Dakota, shaded from 1,740 ft on the south side to 2,010 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
2,010 ft 610 m1,940 ft 590 m1,910 ft 580 m1,840 ft 560 m1,770 ft 540 m1,740 ft 530 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 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
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 CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Bullhead sits at about 1,910 ft (580 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,910 ft 580 m
most residents: 1,780–1,930 ft
Lowest
1,740 ft 530 m
on the south side
Highest
2,010 ft 610 m
on the northwest side
Average
1,870 ft 570 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Bullhead spans about 270 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
1,910 ft580 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
2,010 ft610 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
1,740 ft530 m
Town center
USGS map point for Bullhead
1,780 ft540 m
Average of all land1,870 ft570 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.3 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Bullhead, South Dakota, shaded from 1,740 ft on the south side to 2,010 ft on the northwest side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Corson County, South Dakota, United States
Population
308 2020 Census
Land area
3.0 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
102 per sq mi
Coordinates
45.7656° N, 101.0807° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Grand River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
57621
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. McIntosh2,300 ft
  2. Watauga Township2,260 ft
  3. Prairie View Township2,230 ft
  4. Pleasant Ridge Township2,230 ft
  5. Selfridge, ND2,190 ft
  6. Timber Lake2,170 ft
  7. McLaughlin2,000 ft
  8. Bullhead1,910 ft
  9. Little Eagle1,660 ft
  10. Wakpala1,650 ft
  11. Wakpala Township1,650 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Elk Butte2,190 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, 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 CDP boundary (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.
  • Bullhead is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones. All public domain.