Custer, SD — USGS historical 15-minute topo (1956)
by USGS Historical Topo Maps (public domain) · South Dakota, US
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Named places on this map
46 named features inside the Custer, SD — USGS historical 15-minute topo (1956) sheet, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Each one links to every map that shows it.
Peaks and ridges
- Atlantic Hill
- Bear Mountain
- Bishop Mountain
- Black Elk Peak
- Buckhorn Mountain
- Calamity Peak
- Campaign Hill
- Cathedral Spires · pillar
- Coad Hill · ridge
- Copper Mountain
- Custer Mountain
- Elkhorn Mountain
- Five Points · ridge
- Flag Mountain
- Ford Mountain
- Humbolt Mountain
- Little Devils Tower · pillar
- Lowden Mountain
- Medicine Mountain
- Mile-high Hill
- Round Mountain
- Saint Elmo Peak
- Smith Mountain
- Storm Hill
and 6 more
Lakes, springs and falls
- Bismark Lake · reservoir
- Major Lake · reservoir
- Mitchell Lake · reservoir
- North Pole Spring · spring
- Reno Gulch Reservoir · reservoir
- Stockade Lake · reservoir
- Strickland Spring · spring
- Sylvan Lake · reservoir
- Thompson Reservoir · reservoir
- Wabash Spring · spring
- Warren Gulch Spring · spring
Gaps, arches and other landforms
- Bear Mountain Basin · basin
- Danby Park · flat
- Gillette Prairie · flat
- Needle Eye · arch
- Newton Park · flat
Elevations are the USGS 3DEP ground elevation at the named point, rounded; a summit's surveyed height can differ a little.
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Version history
Version 1 · Nov 4, 2026 · 7.9 MB