Lake Andes, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Lake Andes, South Dakota, shaded from 1,430 ft on the southeast side to 1,500 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
1,500 ft 455 m1,480 ft 450 m1,470 ft 450 m1,460 ft 445 m1,440 ft 440 m1,430 ft 435 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

Lake Andes sits at about 1,480 ft (450 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,480 ft 450 m
most residents: 1,460–1,490 ft
Lowest
1,430 ft 435 m
on the southeast side
Highest
1,500 ft 455 m
on the northwest side
Average
1,470 ft 450 m
all land inside city limits

Lake Andes 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
1,480 ft450 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
1,500 ft455 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
1,430 ft435 m
Town center
USGS map point for Lake Andes
1,480 ft450 m
Average of all land1,470 ft450 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.0 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Lake Andes, South Dakota, shaded from 1,430 ft on the southeast side to 1,500 ft on the northwest side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Charles Mix County, South Dakota, United States
Population
692 2024 est.
Land area
0.7 sq mi
Density
928 per sq mi
Coordinates
43.1564° N, 98.5415° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
57356
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Goose Lake Township1,630 ft
  2. Moore Township1,630 ft
  3. Geddes1,610 ft
  4. Jackson Township1,580 ft
  5. Lakeview Colony1,520 ft
  6. White Swan Township1,510 ft
  7. Ravinia1,500 ft
  8. Plain Center Township1,490 ft
  9. Lake Andes1,480 ft
  10. Pickstown1,470 ft
  11. Howard Township1,450 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Scalp Butte1,890 ft
  • Sunrise Hill1,410 ft
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.