Monroe, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Monroe, South Dakota, shaded from 1,460 ft on the east side to 1,510 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
1,510 ft 460 m1,500 ft 455 m1,490 ft 455 m1,480 ft 450 m1,470 ft 445 m1,460 ft 445 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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Monroe sits at about 1,490 ft (455 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,490 ft 455 m
most residents: 1,460–1,500 ft
Lowest
1,460 ft 445 m
on the east side
Highest
1,510 ft 460 m
on the northwest side
Average
1,490 ft 455 m
all land inside town limits

Monroe spans about 50 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
1,490 ft455 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the northwest side
1,510 ft460 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the east side
1,460 ft445 m
Town center
USGS map point for Monroe
1,500 ft455 m
Average of all land1,490 ft455 m

Elevation profile, west to east

0.5 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Monroe, South Dakota, shaded from 1,460 ft on the east side to 1,510 ft on the northwest side
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Town in Turner County, South Dakota, United States
Population
163 2024 est.
Land area
0.4 sq mi
Density
430 per sq mi
Coordinates
43.4864° N, 97.2151° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Vermillion River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
57047
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Monroe1,490 ft
  2. Grant Township, McCook County1,490 ft
  3. Spring Valley Township1,480 ft
  4. Monroe Township1,460 ft
  5. Marion1,450 ft
  6. Dolton1,440 ft
  7. Marion Township1,440 ft
  8. Dolton Township1,440 ft
  9. Brothersfield Township1,400 ft
  10. Parker1,350 ft
  11. Parker Township1,330 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town 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 town 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.