Jones County, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Jones County, South Dakota, shaded from 1,630 ft on the north side to 2,517 ft on White Clay Butte
Elevation
2,520 ft 765 m2,300 ft 700 m2,180 ft 665 m1,960 ft 600 m1,740 ft 530 m1,630 ft 495 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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County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Jones County averages about 2,070 ft (630 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 1,630 ft on the north side to 2,517 ft on White Clay Butte.

Average elevation
2,070 ft 630 m
all land inside the county
Highest
2,517 ft 767 m
on White Clay Butte
Lowest
1,630 ft 495 m
on the north side

Jones County spans about 890 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 land2,070 ft630 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on White Clay Butte (NGS survey height)
2,517 ft767 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the north side
1,630 ft495 m

Elevation profile, south to north

31 mi south to north through Murdo.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Jones County, South Dakota, shaded from 1,630 ft on the north side to 2,517 ft on White Clay Butte
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
County in South Dakota, United States
Population
874 2024 est.
Land area
969.7 sq mi + 1.2 sq mi water
Density
0.9 per sq mi
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Great Plains
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. Jackson County2,530 ft
  2. Haakon County2,290 ft
  3. Mellette County2,230 ft
  4. Jones County2,070 ft
  5. Stanley County1,890 ft
  6. Lyman County1,780 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • White Clay Butte2,517 ft
  • Flat Top Butte, Jones County2,272 ft
All 14 towns in Jones County by typical elevation
  1. Murdo2,310 ft
  2. Draper2,240 ft
  3. Okaton2,230 ft
  4. Okaton Township2,210 ft
  5. Draper Township2,200 ft
  6. Buffalo Township, Jones County2,200 ft
  7. Dunkel Township2,150 ft
  8. Scovil Township2,150 ft
  9. Virgil Township2,110 ft
  10. Mussman Township2,090 ft
  11. Mullen Township2,070 ft
  12. Kolls Township2,070 ft
  13. Williams Creek Township1,970 ft
  14. Zickrick Township1,950 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; it is a named summit, so its height is the peak method: the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it. 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.