Wakpala Township, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Wakpala Township, South Dakota, shaded from 1,610 ft on the west side to 2,260 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
2,260 ft 690 m2,100 ft 640 m2,020 ft 615 m1,850 ft 565 m1,690 ft 515 m1,610 ft 490 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
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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Township area
Fades everything outside the official township boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Wakpala Township 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
1,610 ft 490 m
on the west side
Highest
2,260 ft 690 m
on the northwest side
Average
1,750 ft 535 m
all land inside township boundaries

Wakpala Township spans about 650 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 township boundaries, on the northwest side
2,260 ft690 m
Lowest point
Inside township boundaries, on the west side
1,610 ft490 m
Town center
USGS map point for Wakpala Township
1,640 ft500 m
Average of all land1,750 ft535 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.7 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Wakpala Township, South Dakota, shaded from 1,610 ft on the west side to 2,260 ft on the northwest side
Township boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Township in Corson County, South Dakota, United States
Population
269 2024 est.
Land area
20.3 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
13 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
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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 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.