Chance Township, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Chance Township, South Dakota, shaded from 2,410 ft on the south side to 2,770 ft on the south side
Elevation
2,770 ft 845 m2,680 ft 815 m2,630 ft 805 m2,540 ft 775 m2,450 ft 745 m2,410 ft 735 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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Township area
Fades everything outside the official township boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Chance Township sits at about 2,600 ft (790 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside township boundaries (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
2,600 ft 790 m
few residents
Lowest
2,410 ft 735 m
on the south side
Highest
2,770 ft 845 m
on the south side
Average
2,600 ft 790 m
all land inside township boundaries

Chance Township spans about 360 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 (all land)
Median of all land; too few residents to weight by
2,600 ft790 m
Highest point
Inside township boundaries, on the south side
2,770 ft845 m
Lowest point
Inside township boundaries, on the south side
2,410 ft735 m
Town center
USGS map point for Chance Township
2,520 ft770 m
Average of all land2,600 ft790 m

Elevation profile, south to north

12 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Chance Township, South Dakota, shaded from 2,410 ft on the south side to 2,770 ft on the south side
Township boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Township in Perkins County, South Dakota, United States
Population
41 2024 est.
Land area
71.3 sq mi + 0.4 sq mi water
Density
0.6 per sq mi
Coordinates
45.4100° N, 102.2813° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Thunder Butte Creek → Moreau 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. Bison2,780 ft
  2. Rainbow Township2,710 ft
  3. Meadow Township2,660 ft
  4. Lone Tree Township, Perkins County2,650 ft
  5. Chance Township2,600 ft
  6. Ada Township2,570 ft
  7. Hall Township2,560 ft
  8. Clark Township, Perkins County2,530 ft
  9. Chaudoin Township2,530 ft
  10. Foster Township, Perkins County2,460 ft
  11. Moreau Township2,410 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Flat Top Butte, Perkins County2,770 ft
  • Johnny Butte2,750 ft
  • Tailor Butte2,700 ft
  • Sunrise Butte2,700 ft
  • Duncan Butte2,690 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the median height of all land inside the township boundaries; too few residents live here to weight by people.
  • 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.