Timber Lake, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Timber Lake, South Dakota, shaded from 2,150 ft on the northwest side to 2,200 ft on the southeast side
Elevation
2,200 ft 670 m2,180 ft 665 m2,180 ft 665 m2,170 ft 660 m2,160 ft 660 m2,150 ft 655 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
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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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Timber Lake sits at about 2,170 ft (665 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,170 ft 665 m
most residents: 2,170–2,190 ft
Lowest
2,150 ft 655 m
on the northwest side
Highest
2,200 ft 670 m
on the southeast side
Average
2,170 ft 660 m
all land inside city limits

Timber Lake spans about 50 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
2,170 ft665 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
2,200 ft670 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
2,150 ft655 m
Town center
USGS map point for Timber Lake
2,170 ft660 m
Average of all land2,170 ft660 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.8 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Timber Lake, South Dakota, shaded from 2,150 ft on the northwest side to 2,200 ft on the southeast side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Dewey County, South Dakota, United States
Population
537 2024 est.
Land area
0.6 sq mi
Density
879 per sq mi
Coordinates
45.4292° N, 101.0740° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Moreau River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
57656
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. North Eagle Butte2,410 ft
  2. Isabel2,390 ft
  3. Pleasant Ridge Township2,230 ft
  4. Timber Lake2,170 ft
  5. La Plant2,020 ft
  6. McLaughlin2,000 ft
  7. Green Grass1,920 ft
  8. Bullhead1,910 ft
  9. Ridgeland Township1,860 ft
  10. Whitehorse1,710 ft
  11. Little Eagle1,660 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Saddle Butte, Corson County2,330 ft
  • Twin Buttes, Dewey County2,330 ft
  • Brewer Butte2,280 ft
  • Dog Butte2,250 ft
  • Runaround Butte2,220 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city 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 city 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); BTS time zones. All public domain.