Scenic Township, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Scenic Township, South Dakota, shaded from 2,360 ft on the north side to 3,070 ft on the east side
Elevation
3,070 ft 935 m2,900 ft 885 m2,810 ft 855 m2,630 ft 800 m2,450 ft 745 m2,360 ft 720 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 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.
Township area
Fades everything outside the official township boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Scenic Township sits at about 2,810 ft (855 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,810 ft 855 m
most residents: 2,780–2,940 ft
Lowest
2,360 ft 720 m
on the north side
Highest
3,070 ft 935 m
on the east side
Average
2,790 ft 850 m
all land inside township boundaries

Scenic Township spans about 710 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
2,810 ft855 m
Highest point
Inside township boundaries, on the east side
3,070 ft935 m
Lowest point
Inside township boundaries, on the north side
2,360 ft720 m
Town center
USGS map point for Scenic Township
2,810 ft855 m
Average of all land2,790 ft850 m

Elevation profile, south to north

13 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Scenic Township, South Dakota, shaded from 2,360 ft on the north side to 3,070 ft on the east side
Township boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Township in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States
Population
55 2024 est.
Land area
134.1 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
Density
0.4 per sq mi
Coordinates
43.7797° N, 102.5549° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Cheyenne 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. Wall2,830 ft
  2. Crooked Creek Township2,810 ft
  3. Scenic Township2,810 ft
  4. Fairview Township, Pennington County2,810 ft
  5. Lake Flat Township2,770 ft
  6. Owanka Township2,710 ft
  7. Imlay Township2,680 ft
  8. Conata Township2,570 ft
  9. Wasta Township2,510 ft
  10. Castle Butte Township2,460 ft
  11. Wasta2,320 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Black Elk Peak7,200 ft
  • Green Mountain7,160 ft
  • Bear Butte4,427 ft
  • Hart Table3,050 ft
  • Heck Table3,040 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the township boundaries, 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 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; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.