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Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Johnson Branch

Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Johnson Branch from directly overhead

Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Johnson Branch is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 201 m. Mount Olive stands 255 m to the north-northwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Post Oak Beach, a beach 0.7 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 5.3 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
201 m

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.40422, -97.05518

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 47
  • North Texas State Fair and Rodeo: 12.7 mi
  • Ring-Tailed Lemur: 15.9 mi
  • Leopard Tortoise: 15.9 mi
  • African Spurred Tortoise: 15.9 mi
  • Animal Encounters: 15.9 mi
Artworks: 39
Museums: 11
Peaks: 9
  • Mount Olive: 4.6 mi
  • Terrapin Hill: 10.9 mi
  • Blue Mound: 12.4 mi
  • Bald Knob: 17.3 mi
  • Monarch Hill: 17.6 mi
Gardens: 9
Beaches: 2
  • Post Oak Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Little Elm Beach: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Group Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Johnson Branch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount OliveNNW 344°255 m4.6 mi
Pilot KnobSSW 206°253 m19.3 mi
Blue MoundSW 222°244 m12.4 mi
Long PointSSW 206°234 m20.5 mi
Terrapin HillNNW 337°232 m10.9 mi
Crawford HillSSW 204°231 m20.8 mi
Bald KnobSSW 206°207 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:40
June solstice06:2020:0520:42
September equinox07:1718:5419:26
December solstice07:2916:4717:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444856647281858577665546

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pilot Point ISL DU BOI, 4 mi away.

  • smooth sumac56 obs
  • American beautyberry50 obs
  • Texas Paintbrush44 obs
  • green antelopehorns40 obs
  • partridge pea40 obs
  • coralberry38 obs
  • buttonbush35 obs
  • Bold Jumping Spider35 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/28656655

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