Pukwana, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Pukwana, South Dakota, shaded from 1,540 ft on the southeast side to 1,580 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
1,580 ft 480 m1,570 ft 480 m1,560 ft 475 m1,550 ft 475 m1,540 ft 470 m1,540 ft 470 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

Pukwana sits at about 1,560 ft (475 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,560 ft 475 m
most residents: 1,550–1,580 ft
Lowest
1,540 ft 470 m
on the southeast side
Highest
1,580 ft 480 m
on the northwest side
Average
1,560 ft 475 m
all land inside town limits

Pukwana spans about 40 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
1,560 ft475 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the northwest side
1,580 ft480 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the southeast side
1,540 ft470 m
Town center
USGS map point for Pukwana
1,550 ft475 m
Airport (9V9)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 6.4 mi west of the town limits
1,696 ft517 m
Average of all land1,560 ft475 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.0 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Pukwana, South Dakota, shaded from 1,540 ft on the southeast side to 1,580 ft on the northwest side
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Town in Brule County, South Dakota, United States
Population
236 2024 est.
Land area
0.8 sq mi
Density
308 per sq mi
Coordinates
43.7781° N, 99.1815° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Chamberlain Municipal (9V9) 1,696 ft
ZIP codes 1
57370
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Waldro Township1,700 ft
  2. Chamberlain Township1,680 ft
  3. Smith Township1,680 ft
  4. Brule Township, Brule County1,670 ft
  5. Pukwana Township1,640 ft
  6. Cleveland Township, Brule County1,630 ft
  7. Union Township, Brule County1,620 ft
  8. Red Lake Township1,600 ft
  9. Pukwana1,560 ft
  10. West Point Township1,530 ft
  11. Chamberlain1,440 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.