Colton, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Colton, South Dakota, shaded from 1,580 ft on the southwest side to 1,650 ft on the southeast side
Elevation
1,650 ft 505 m1,640 ft 500 m1,630 ft 495 m1,610 ft 490 m1,590 ft 485 m1,580 ft 485 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Colton sits at about 1,610 ft (490 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,610 ft 490 m
most residents: 1,600–1,620 ft
Lowest
1,580 ft 485 m
on the southwest side
Highest
1,650 ft 505 m
on the southeast side
Average
1,610 ft 490 m
all land inside city limits

Colton spans about 70 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
1,610 ft490 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
1,650 ft505 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest side
1,580 ft485 m
Town center
USGS map point for Colton
1,610 ft490 m
Average of all land1,610 ft490 m

Elevation profile, west to east

0.8 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Colton, South Dakota, shaded from 1,580 ft on the southwest side to 1,650 ft on the southeast side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States
Population
688 2024 est.
Land area
0.7 sq mi
Density
981 per sq mi
Coordinates
43.7861° N, 96.9276° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Big Sioux River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
57018
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Clear Lake Township, Minnehaha County1,690 ft
  2. Buffalo Township1,690 ft
  3. Lynn Township, Moody County1,640 ft
  4. Taopi Township1,630 ft
  5. Colton1,610 ft
  6. Burk Township1,610 ft
  7. Chester Township1,600 ft
  8. Chester1,600 ft
  9. Grand Meadow Township1,590 ft
  10. Lyons Township1,570 ft
  11. Lyons1,550 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city limits, 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 city limits (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, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones. All public domain.