Tripp County, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Tripp County, South Dakota, shaded from 1,410 ft on the northeast side to 2,640 ft on the southwest side
Elevation
2,640 ft 805 m2,330 ft 710 m2,180 ft 665 m1,870 ft 570 m1,560 ft 475 m1,410 ft 430 m
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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.
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Elevation Data

Tripp County averages about 2,090 ft (640 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 1,410 ft on the northeast side to 2,640 ft on the southwest side.

Average elevation
2,090 ft 640 m
all land inside the county
Highest
2,640 ft 805 m
on the southwest side
Lowest
1,410 ft 430 m
on the northeast side

Tripp County spans about 1,230 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land2,090 ft640 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the southwest side
2,640 ft805 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northeast side
1,410 ft430 m

Elevation profile, south to north

49 mi south to north through Winner.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Tripp County, South Dakota, shaded from 1,410 ft on the northeast side to 2,640 ft on the southwest side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
County in South Dakota, United States
Population
5,717 2024 est.
Land area
1,612.3 sq mi + 5.2 sq mi water
Density
3.5 per sq mi
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Gulf of America
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Todd County2,700 ft
  2. Keya Paha County, NE2,270 ft
  3. Mellette County2,230 ft
  4. Tripp County2,090 ft
  5. Gregory County1,950 ft
  6. Lyman County1,780 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Dorian Buttes2,597 ft
  • Turtle Butte2,460 ft
  • Dog Ear Buttes2,440 ft
  • Bradleyon Butte2,330 ft
  • Miller Hill2,300 ft
All 48 towns in Tripp County by typical elevation
  1. Beaver Creek Township2,420 ft
  2. Taylor Township, Tripp County2,390 ft
  3. Huggins Township2,380 ft
  4. Star Prairie Township2,380 ft
  5. McNeely Township2,360 ft
  6. Dog Ear Township2,360 ft
  7. Rosedale Township, Tripp County2,340 ft
  8. Stewart Township2,330 ft
  9. Holsclaw Township2,310 ft
  10. Lincoln Township, Tripp County2,310 ft
  11. Colome2,300 ft
  12. Lake Township, Tripp County2,290 ft
  13. Willow Creek Township2,290 ft
  14. Pleasant View Township2,280 ft
  15. Wortman Township2,280 ft
  16. Millboro Township2,260 ft
  17. Elliston Township2,220 ft
  18. Valley Township, Tripp County2,220 ft
  19. Rames Township2,210 ft
  20. Colome Township2,210 ft
  21. Keyapaha Township2,210 ft
  22. Weaver Township2,210 ft
  23. Carter Township2,200 ft
  24. Wilson Township2,170 ft
  25. Jordan Township2,080 ft
  26. Lamro Township2,070 ft
  27. Irwin Township2,060 ft
  28. Black Township2,040 ft
  29. Plainview Township2,030 ft
  30. Winner2,000 ft
  31. New Witten1,980 ft
  32. Pleasant Valley Township, Tripp County1,980 ft
  33. Witten Township1,960 ft
  34. Curlew Township1,930 ft
  35. Sully Township1,910 ft
  36. Banner Township, Tripp County1,910 ft
  37. Brunson Township1,890 ft
  38. Lone Tree Township, Tripp County1,890 ft
  39. Ideal1,890 ft
  40. Ideal Township1,890 ft
  41. King Township1,880 ft
  42. Condon Township1,860 ft
  43. Bull Creek Township1,840 ft
  44. Greenwood Township1,810 ft
  45. Star Valley Township, Tripp County1,800 ft
  46. Lone Star Township1,800 ft
  47. Hamill1,790 ft
  48. Roseland Township1,770 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid. Land means the boundary minus Census area water.
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell. Lowest: the lowest land cell; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring counties and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the county with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it 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).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • 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 (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 (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.