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Deadwood

United States > South Dakota > Lawrence County

Deadwood is characterized by its rugged terrain nestled within the Black Hills region, boasting an elevation of approximately 4,531 feet. The town itself is set in a steep, narrow gulch surrounded by densely forested hills, which create a dramatic landscape of rolling hills and rocky outcrops. The topography…

Average elevation: 1,511 m

Murdo

United States > South Dakota > Jones County

Average elevation: 697 m

Black Hills National Forest

United States > South Dakota

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

Rapid City

United States > South Dakota > Pennington County

Rapid City has a transitional climate between a semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSk) and a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa), and is part of USDA Hardiness zone 5b. Its location makes its climate unlike both the higher elevations of the Black Hills to the west and the Great Plains to the east. It…

Average elevation: 1,096 m

Aberdeen

United States > South Dakota > Brown County

Average elevation: 399 m

Vestal Springs

United States > South Dakota > Custer County

Average elevation: 1,841 m

Nemo

United States > South Dakota > Lawrence County

Average elevation: 1,490 m

Rochford

United States > South Dakota > Pennington County

Average elevation: 1,723 m

Spokane

United States > South Dakota > Custer County

Average elevation: 1,394 m

Trojan

United States > South Dakota > Lawrence County

Average elevation: 1,880 m

Igloo

United States > South Dakota > Fall River County

Average elevation: 1,133 m

Victor

United States > South Dakota > Roberts County

Average elevation: 327 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

Wagner

United States > South Dakota > Charles Mix County

Average elevation: 442 m

Hermosa

United States > South Dakota > Custer County

Average elevation: 1,017 m

Pringle

United States > South Dakota > Custer County

Average elevation: 1,518 m

Gary

United States > South Dakota > Deuel County

Average elevation: 452 m

Redfield

United States > South Dakota > Spink County

Average elevation: 396 m

Summerset

United States > South Dakota > Meade County

Average elevation: 1,134 m

Interior

United States > South Dakota > Jackson County

Average elevation: 723 m

Brandon

United States > South Dakota > Minnehaha County

Average elevation: 415 m

Vermillion

United States > South Dakota > Clay County

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 4.03 square miles (10.44 km2), all land. The elevation of the city is 1,221 feet (372 m).

Average elevation: 366 m

Lake Norden

United States > South Dakota > Hamlin County

Average elevation: 509 m

Wall

United States > South Dakota > Pennington County

Average elevation: 853 m

Veblen

United States > South Dakota > Marshall County

Average elevation: 389 m

Rosholt

United States > South Dakota > Roberts County

Average elevation: 325 m

Colman

United States > South Dakota > Moody County

Average elevation: 515 m

Volga

United States > South Dakota > Brookings County

Average elevation: 499 m

Chamberlain

United States > South Dakota > Brule County

Average elevation: 478 m

Black Hawk

United States > South Dakota > Meade County > Black Hawk

Average elevation: 1,106 m

Brant Lake

United States > South Dakota > Lake County

Average elevation: 497 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

Yankton

United States > South Dakota > Yankton County

Average elevation: 380 m

Hill City

United States > South Dakota > Pennington County

Average elevation: 1,571 m

Piedmont

United States > South Dakota > Meade County

Average elevation: 1,175 m

Irene

United States > South Dakota > Yankton County

Average elevation: 432 m

Elk Point

United States > South Dakota > Union County

Average elevation: 343 m

Watertown

United States > South Dakota > Codington County

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an 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 also…

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

Watertown

United States > South Dakota > Codington County > Watertown

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: 550 m

Rapid City

United States > South Dakota > Pennington County

Rapid City is located at 44°04′34″N 103°13′42″W / 44.076188°N 103.228299°W / 44.076188; -103.228299. The downtown elevation of Rapid City is 3,202 feet (976 m). Rapid City is located in the shadow of Black Elk Peak, which at 7,242 feet (2,207 m), is the highest point east of the Rocky Mountains.

Average elevation: 1,068 m

Ziebach County

United States > South Dakota

Ziebach County is part of the Great Plains and is characterized by rolling grasslands and numerous buttes. The buttes form the highest points of elevation in Ziebach County.

Average elevation: 698 m

Sully County

United States > South Dakota

Average elevation: 554 m

Kadoka

United States > South Dakota > Jackson County

Average elevation: 747 m

Grenville

United States > South Dakota > Day County

Average elevation: 557 m

Gregory

United States > South Dakota > Gregory County

Average elevation: 663 m

Kimball

United States > South Dakota > Brule County

Average elevation: 538 m

Summit

United States > South Dakota > Roberts County > Summit

Summit was laid out in 1892, and was so named on account of the town site's lofty elevation.

Average elevation: 609 m

Union County

United States > South Dakota

Average elevation: 392 m

Brown County

United States > South Dakota

Brown County lies on the north side of South Dakota. Its north boundary line abuts the south boundary line of the state of North Dakota. The James River flows south-southwest through the county; its entry point into neighboring Spink County marks Brown County's lowest elevation: 1,266 ft (386 m) ASL. The…

Average elevation: 415 m

Faulk County

United States > South Dakota

Average elevation: 502 m

Lincoln County

United States > South Dakota

Average elevation: 418 m

Butte County

United States > South Dakota

Average elevation: 928 m

Douglas County

United States > South Dakota

Average elevation: 476 m

Lake County

United States > South Dakota

Average elevation: 523 m

McPherson County

United States > South Dakota

Average elevation: 565 m

Perkins County

United States > South Dakota

Average elevation: 799 m

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

United States > South Dakota > Pennington County

Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a national memorial 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, United States. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum created the sculpture's design and…

Average elevation: 1,528 m

Whitewood

United States > South Dakota > Lawrence County

Average elevation: 1,134 m

Britton

United States > South Dakota > Marshall County

Average elevation: 409 m

Onida

United States > South Dakota > Sully County

Average elevation: 572 m

Brule County

United States > South Dakota

Average elevation: 505 m

Jones County

United States > South Dakota

Average elevation: 626 m

McCook County

United States > South Dakota

Average elevation: 459 m

Mellette County

United States > South Dakota

Average elevation: 688 m

Minnehaha County

United States > South Dakota

Average elevation: 469 m

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

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

Mitchell

United States > South Dakota > Davison County

Average elevation: 395 m

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