Prospect Township, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Prospect Township, South Dakota, shaded from 2,110 ft on the northwest side to 2,540 ft on the southwest side
Elevation
2,540 ft 775 m2,440 ft 740 m2,380 ft 725 m2,270 ft 695 m2,160 ft 660 m2,110 ft 645 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
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Township area
Fades everything outside the official township boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Prospect Township sits at about 2,330 ft (710 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside township boundaries (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
2,330 ft 710 m
few residents
Lowest
2,110 ft 645 m
on the northwest side
Highest
2,540 ft 775 m
on the southwest side
Average
2,330 ft 710 m
all land inside township boundaries

Prospect Township spans about 430 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
2,330 ft710 m
Highest point
Inside township boundaries, on the southwest side
2,540 ft775 m
Lowest point
Inside township boundaries, on the northwest side
2,110 ft645 m
Average of all land2,330 ft710 m

Elevation profile, west to east

14 mi west to east through the middle of Prospect Township.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Prospect Township, South Dakota, shaded from 2,110 ft on the northwest side to 2,540 ft on the southwest side
Township boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Township in Mellette County, South Dakota, United States
Population
1 2024 est.
Land area
85.7 sq mi + 0.5 sq mi water
Density
0.0 per sq mi
Coordinates
43.6902° N, 101.0920° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
White River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Blackpipe Township2,590 ft
  2. Norris Township2,510 ft
  3. Norris2,510 ft
  4. Corn Creek2,400 ft
  5. New Surprise Valley Township2,390 ft
  6. Prospect Township2,330 ft
  7. Belvidere2,320 ft
  8. Running Bird Township2,300 ft
  9. Red Fish Township2,250 ft
  10. Rocky Ford Township2,220 ft
  11. Okaton Township2,210 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Cedar Butte, Jackson County2,770 ft
  • Box Butte2,600 ft
  • Teat Butte2,570 ft
  • Horseshoe Butte2,540 ft
  • Midget Butte2,530 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the median height of all land inside the township boundaries; 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 township boundaries (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); BTS time zones. All public domain.