Rocky Ford Township, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Rocky Ford Township, South Dakota, shaded from 1,950 ft on the north side to 2,540 ft on Horseshoe Butte
Elevation
2,540 ft 775 m2,390 ft 730 m2,310 ft 705 m2,170 ft 660 m2,020 ft 615 m1,950 ft 595 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
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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

Rocky Ford Township sits at about 2,220 ft (680 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside township boundaries (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
2,220 ft 680 m
few residents
Lowest
1,950 ft 595 m
on the north side
Highest
2,540 ft 775 m
on Horseshoe Butte
Average
2,200 ft 670 m
all land inside township boundaries

Rocky Ford Township spans about 590 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
2,220 ft680 m
Highest point
Inside township boundaries, on Horseshoe Butte
2,540 ft775 m
Lowest point
Inside township boundaries, on the north side
1,950 ft595 m
Average of all land2,200 ft670 m

Elevation profile, south to north

7.2 mi south to north through the middle of Rocky Ford Township.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Rocky Ford Township, South Dakota, shaded from 1,950 ft on the north side to 2,540 ft on Horseshoe Butte
Township boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Township in Mellette County, South Dakota, United States
Population
7 2024 est.
Land area
50.2 sq mi + 0.3 sq mi water
Density
0.1 per sq mi
Coordinates
43.7715° N, 101.1354° 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. Kadoka2,460 ft
  2. Corn Creek2,400 ft
  3. New Surprise Valley Township2,390 ft
  4. Prospect Township2,330 ft
  5. Belvidere2,320 ft
  6. Running Bird Township2,300 ft
  7. Red Fish Township2,250 ft
  8. Okaton2,230 ft
  9. Rocky Ford Township2,220 ft
  10. Okaton Township2,210 ft
  11. Scovil Township2,150 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.