Wakpala, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Wakpala, South Dakota, shaded from 1,620 ft on the south side to 1,710 ft on the southwest side
Elevation
1,710 ft 520 m1,680 ft 515 m1,670 ft 510 m1,650 ft 505 m1,630 ft 495 m1,620 ft 495 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Wakpala sits at about 1,650 ft (500 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,650 ft 500 m
most residents: 1,620–1,650 ft
Lowest
1,620 ft 495 m
on the south side
Highest
1,710 ft 520 m
on the southwest side
Average
1,640 ft 500 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Wakpala spans about 90 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
1,650 ft500 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
1,710 ft520 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
1,620 ft495 m
Town center
USGS map point for Wakpala
1,640 ft500 m
Average of all land1,640 ft500 m

Elevation profile, west to east

0.5 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Wakpala, South Dakota, shaded from 1,620 ft on the south side to 1,710 ft on the southwest side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Corson County, South Dakota, United States
Population
267 2020 Census
Land area
0.4 sq mi
Density
610 per sq mi
Coordinates
45.6572° N, 100.5351° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
57658
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. McLaughlin2,000 ft
  2. Kenel1,980 ft
  3. Ridgeland Township1,860 ft
  4. Mound City1,720 ft
  5. Herreid1,690 ft
  6. Glenham1,680 ft
  7. Mobridge1,670 ft
  8. Little Eagle1,660 ft
  9. Pollock1,650 ft
  10. Wakpala1,650 ft
  11. Wakpala Township1,650 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Rattlesnake Butte, Corson County2,274 ft
  • Lonesome Butte2,272 ft
  • Runaround Butte2,220 ft
  • Elk Butte2,190 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, 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 CDP boundary (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.
  • Wakpala is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.