South Dakota topographic maps
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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: 3,865 ft
Mount Rushmore
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 in Keystone, South Dakota. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum created the sculpture's design and oversaw the project's execution from…
Average elevation: 5,125 ft
Custer
United States > South Dakota > Custer County
Winter weather is dominated by the conflict between cold Arctic air moving south from Canada, and very warm chinook winds which can produce exceptionally high winter temperatures for the latitude and altitude. For instance, January 19 of 1963 saw the coldest temperature ever of −43 °F (−41.7 °C), yet in…
Average elevation: 5,446 ft
Eastwoods Park
United States > South Dakota > Codington County > Watertown
Average elevation: 1,785 ft
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: 1,722 ft
Sylvan Lake
United States > South Dakota > Custer County > Sylvan Lake Resort
Average elevation: 6,204 ft
Kirby Dog Park at Fort Sod
United States > South Dakota > Minnehaha County > Sioux Falls
Average elevation: 1,447 ft
Summit
United States > South Dakota > Roberts County
Summit was laid out in 1892, and was so named on account of the town site's lofty elevation.
Average elevation: 1,998 ft
Mina Lake Recreation Area
United States > South Dakota > Edmunds County > Mina
Average elevation: 1,427 ft
Brooking Municipal Utilitys
United States > South Dakota > Brookings County > Brookings
Average elevation: 1,614 ft
Highmore
United States > South Dakota > Hyde County
A post office called Highmore has been in operation since 1882. The city was named from its lofty elevation.
Average elevation: 1,880 ft
