Kenel, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Kenel, South Dakota, shaded from 1,820 ft on the southwest side to 2,010 ft on the east side
Elevation
2,010 ft 610 m1,960 ft 600 m1,940 ft 590 m1,890 ft 575 m1,850 ft 565 m1,820 ft 555 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Kenel sits at about 1,980 ft (605 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
1,980 ft 605 m
few residents
Lowest
1,820 ft 555 m
on the southwest side
Highest
2,010 ft 610 m
on the east side
Average
1,970 ft 600 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Kenel spans about 190 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
1,980 ft605 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
2,010 ft610 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
1,820 ft555 m
Town center
USGS map point for Kenel
1,980 ft605 m
Average of all land1,970 ft600 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.0 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Kenel, South Dakota, shaded from 1,820 ft on the southwest side to 2,010 ft on the east 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
130 2020 Census
Land area
1.0 sq mi
Density
133 per sq mi
Coordinates
45.8583° N, 100.4599° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
57642
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. McLaughlin2,000 ft
  2. Kenel1,980 ft
  3. Strasburg, ND1,810 ft
  4. Mound City1,720 ft
  5. Herreid1,690 ft
  6. Mobridge1,670 ft
  7. Little Eagle1,660 ft
  8. Pollock1,650 ft
  9. Wakpala1,650 ft
  10. Wakpala Township1,650 ft
  11. Fort Yates, ND1,630 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Rattlesnake Butte, Corson County2,274 ft
  • Lonesome Butte2,272 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary; 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 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.
  • Kenel 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; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.