Okaton, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Okaton, South Dakota, shaded from 1,880 ft on the south side to 2,440 ft on the southeast side
Elevation
2,440 ft 745 m2,300 ft 700 m2,230 ft 680 m2,090 ft 635 m1,950 ft 595 m1,880 ft 575 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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

Okaton sits at about 2,230 ft (680 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
2,230 ft 680 m
few residents
Lowest
1,880 ft 570 m
on the south side
Highest
2,440 ft 745 m
on the southeast side
Average
2,210 ft 675 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Okaton spans about 560 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
2,230 ft680 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast side
2,440 ft745 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
1,880 ft570 m
Town center
USGS map point for Okaton
2,350 ft715 m
Airport (8F6)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 6.6 mi east of the CDP boundary
2,270 ft692 m
Average of all land2,210 ft675 m

Elevation profile, south to north

6.0 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Okaton, South Dakota, shaded from 1,880 ft on the south side to 2,440 ft on the southeast side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Jones County, South Dakota, United States
Population
31 2020 Census
Land area
29.8 sq mi
Density
1.0 per sq mi
Coordinates
43.8861° N, 100.8918° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Bad River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Murdo Municipal (8F6) 2,270 ft
ZIP codes 1
57562
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Prospect Township2,330 ft
  2. Murdo2,310 ft
  3. Red Fish Township2,250 ft
  4. Draper2,240 ft
  5. Okaton2,230 ft
  6. Rocky Ford Township2,220 ft
  7. Okaton Township2,210 ft
  8. Draper Township2,200 ft
  9. Buffalo Township, Jones County2,200 ft
  10. Scovil Township2,150 ft
  11. Mullen Township2,070 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Horseshoe Butte2,540 ft
  • White Clay Butte2,517 ft
  • Flat Top Butte, Jones County2,272 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.
  • Okaton 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.