La Plant, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of La Plant, South Dakota, shaded from 1,880 ft on the east side to 2,210 ft on the west side
Elevation
2,210 ft 675 m2,130 ft 650 m2,090 ft 635 m2,000 ft 610 m1,920 ft 585 m1,880 ft 575 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 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
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

La Plant sits at about 2,020 ft (615 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
2,020 ft 615 m
few residents
Lowest
1,880 ft 575 m
on the east side
Highest
2,210 ft 675 m
on the west side
Average
2,030 ft 620 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

La Plant spans about 330 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
2,020 ft615 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
2,210 ft675 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
1,880 ft575 m
Town center
USGS map point for La Plant
1,970 ft600 m
Average of all land2,030 ft620 m

Elevation profile, west to east

3.6 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of La Plant, South Dakota, shaded from 1,880 ft on the east side to 2,210 ft on the west side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Dewey County, South Dakota, United States
Population
167 2020 Census
Land area
9.4 sq mi
Density
18 per sq mi
Coordinates
45.1447° N, 100.6515° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Moreau River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
57652
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Eagle Butte2,430 ft
  2. North Eagle Butte2,410 ft
  3. Timber Lake2,170 ft
  4. La Plant2,020 ft
  5. Green Grass1,920 ft
  6. Ridgeland Township1,860 ft
  7. Swift Bird1,840 ft
  8. Akaska1,770 ft
  9. Whitehorse1,710 ft
  10. Glenham1,680 ft
  11. Mobridge1,670 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Coffee Butte2,100 ft
  • Gray Butte, Dewey County2,020 ft
  • Twin Buttes, Dewey County2,010 ft
  • No Heart Butte1,920 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.
  • La Plant 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. All public domain.