An interesting comparison of elevation profiles in Berkeley and South Dakota from the USGS seamless elevation dataset:
South Dakota
![](SDprofileMap.png)
SD Profile length is roughly 260 miles. South is on the left (below).
![](SDprofile.png)
Berkeley
![](BerkeleyProfile.png)
Berkeley Profile length is about 4.8 miles. West south west is on the left (below).
![](BerkeleyHills.png)
And a comparison of climatologies from wunderground:
![](FSDtemps.gif)