Hand County, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Hand County, South Dakota, shaded from 1,320 ft on the northeast side to 2,200 ft on the southwest side
Elevation
2,200 ft 670 m1,980 ft 605 m1,870 ft 570 m1,650 ft 505 m1,430 ft 435 m1,320 ft 405 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
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County area
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Elevation Data

Hand County averages about 1,660 ft (505 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 1,320 ft on the northeast side to 2,200 ft on the southwest side.

Average elevation
1,660 ft 505 m
all land inside the county
Highest
2,200 ft 670 m
on the southwest side
Lowest
1,320 ft 405 m
on the northeast side

Hand County spans about 880 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 land1,660 ft505 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the southwest side
2,200 ft670 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northeast side
1,320 ft405 m

Elevation profile, south to north

48 mi south to north through Miller.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Hand County, South Dakota, shaded from 1,320 ft on the northeast side to 2,200 ft on the southwest side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
County in South Dakota, United States
Population
3,097 2024 est.
Land area
1,436.6 sq mi + 3.6 sq mi water
Density
2.2 per sq mi
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform regions
Great Plains 51%, Central Lowland 49%
Drains to
Gulf of America
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Hyde County1,860 ft
  2. Buffalo County1,670 ft
  3. Hand County1,660 ft
  4. Jerauld County1,640 ft
  5. Faulk County1,630 ft
  6. Beadle County1,340 ft
  7. Spink County1,320 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Ree Hills2,150 ft
  • Garfield Peak1,552 ft
All 40 towns in Hand County by typical elevation
  1. Spring Hill Township1,990 ft
  2. Rockdale Township1,970 ft
  3. Ohio Township1,950 ft
  4. Millerdale Colony1,930 ft
  5. Glendale Township1,930 ft
  6. Cedar Township1,910 ft
  7. Spring Lake Township, Hand County1,890 ft
  8. Mondamin Township1,870 ft
  9. Bates Township1,860 ft
  10. Como Township1,860 ft
  11. Hiland Township1,850 ft
  12. Pleasant Valley Township, Hand County1,830 ft
  13. Logan Township, Hand County1,790 ft
  14. Pearl Township, Hand County1,770 ft
  15. Midland Township1,740 ft
  16. Rose Hill Township1,740 ft
  17. Ree Heights1,740 ft
  18. Ontario Township1,690 ft
  19. Riverside Township, Hand County1,650 ft
  20. Campbell Township1,640 ft
  21. Greenleaf Township1,600 ft
  22. Alden Township1,590 ft
  23. Miller1,570 ft
  24. Miller Township, Hand County1,570 ft
  25. St. Lawrence1,570 ft
  26. St. Lawrence Township1,550 ft
  27. Hulbert Township1,530 ft
  28. Alpha Township1,510 ft
  29. Florence Township, Hand County1,510 ft
  30. Park Township1,490 ft
  31. York Township, Hand County1,450 ft
  32. Grand Township1,440 ft
  33. Wessington partly1,420 ft
  34. Holden Township1,400 ft
  35. Gilbert Township1,400 ft
  36. Carlton Township1,400 ft
  37. Linn Township1,400 ft
  38. Burdette Township1,380 ft
  39. Plato Township1,370 ft
  40. Wheaton Township1,360 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid. Land means the boundary minus Census area water.
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell. Lowest: the lowest land cell; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring counties 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 county 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 county.
  • 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, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.