Sunnyside Township, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Sunnyside Township, South Dakota, shaded from 2,150 ft on the northwest side to 2,930 ft on the southeast side
Elevation
2,930 ft 895 m2,740 ft 835 m2,640 ft 805 m2,440 ft 745 m2,250 ft 685 m2,150 ft 655 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.
Township area
Fades everything outside the official township boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Sunnyside Township sits at about 2,510 ft (765 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside township boundaries (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
2,510 ft 765 m
few residents
Lowest
2,150 ft 655 m
on the northwest side
Highest
2,930 ft 895 m
on the southeast side
Average
2,520 ft 765 m
all land inside township boundaries

Sunnyside Township spans about 780 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
2,510 ft765 m
Highest point
Inside township boundaries, on the southeast side
2,930 ft895 m
Lowest point
Inside township boundaries, on the northwest side
2,150 ft655 m
Average of all land2,520 ft765 m

Elevation profile, west to east

7.2 mi west to east through the middle of Sunnyside Township.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Sunnyside Township, South Dakota, shaded from 2,150 ft on the northwest side to 2,930 ft on the southeast side
Township boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Township in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States
Population
14 2024 est.
Land area
38.9 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
0.4 per sq mi
Coordinates
44.2020° N, 102.2828° 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. Huron Township2,870 ft
  2. Lake Hill Township2,770 ft
  3. Lake Flat Township2,770 ft
  4. Cedar Butte Township2,710 ft
  5. Ash Township, Pennington County2,680 ft
  6. Peno Township2,680 ft
  7. Shyne Township2,520 ft
  8. Sunnyside Township2,510 ft
  9. Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township2,480 ft
  10. Smithville Township2,460 ft
  11. Wasta2,320 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Black Elk Peak7,200 ft
  • Bear Butte4,427 ft
  • Lake Hill2,920 ft
  • Cedar Butte, Pennington County2,890 ft
  • Marvin Butte2,620 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; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.