South Dakota topographic maps
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Black Hills
United States > South Dakota > Pennington County
The Black Hills is an isolated mountain range rising from the Great Plains of North America in western South Dakota and extending into Wyoming, United States. Black Elk Peak, which rises to 7,242 feet (2,207 m), is the range's highest summit. The name of the range in Lakota is Pahá Sápa. It encompasses the…
Average elevation: 1,894 m
Mount Rushmore
United States > South Dakota > Pennington County
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is centered on a colossal sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore (Lakota: Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe, or Six Grandfathers) in the Black Hills near Keystone, South Dakota. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum created the sculpture's design and oversaw the project's execution…
Average elevation: 1,562 m
Spearfish
United States > South Dakota > Lawrence County
Extreme winter maxima in the district are remarkably warm given the latitude and altitude; on January 19, 1921, Spearfish reached a temperature of 79 °F (26 °C), the hottest January temperature in South Dakota on record.
Average elevation: 1,171 m
Black Elk Peak
United States > South Dakota > Pennington County
In September 2016, a team of professional surveyors obtained precise GNSS data over the course of two days and found the highest natural rock to be at 7,231.32 feet (2,204.11 m) NAVD88 and a nearby secondary peak located approximately 300 feet south of the lookout tower and unofficially named "McGillicuddy's…
Average elevation: 1,923 m
Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area
United States > South Dakota > Pennington County
Average elevation: 1,491 m
Union Grove State Park
United States > South Dakota > Union County > Emmet Township
Average elevation: 402 m
Black Hills National Forest
Predominantly ponderosa pine, the forest also includes hard woods like aspen, bur oak, and birch. The lower elevations include grassland prairie, but the National Forest System lands encompass most of the mountainous region known as the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming. Within the forest is Black Elk…
Average elevation: 1,178 m
Brookings County
Brookings County is on the east side of South Dakota. Its east boundary line abuts the west boundary line of the state of Minnesota. The Big Sioux River flows south-southeastward through the east central part of the county; its point of entry into Moody County marks Brookings County's lowest elevation: 1,568'…
Average elevation: 525 m
Watertown
United States > South Dakota > Codington County
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25.04 square miles (64.85 km2), of which 17.45 square miles (45.20 km2) is land and 7.59 square miles (19.66 km2) is water. Watertown sits on the Big Sioux River and two major lakes, Pelican Lake and Lake Kampeska. Most of Watertown…
Average elevation: 538 m
Lead
United States > South Dakota > Lawrence County
Its high elevation in the Black Hills makes Lead one of the wettest places in South Dakota and among the snowiest places in the contiguous United States with a mean snowfall of 183.9 inches or 4.67 metres. During the cold and snowy winter of 1993–94, a whopping 364.7 inches (9.26 m) of snow fell and three…
Average elevation: 1,605 m
