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Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Sanger Unit

Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Sanger Unit from directly overhead

Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Sanger Unit is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 193 m. Mount Olive stands 255 m to the north-northeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Pond Creek Unit, a park 0.6 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 5.6 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

How to reach it

Coordinates33.37927, -97.10646

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 45
  • North Texas State Fair and Rodeo: 10.2 mi
  • Ring-Tailed Lemur: 16.8 mi
  • Leopard Tortoise: 16.8 mi
  • Red Ruffed Lemur: 16.8 mi
  • African Spurred Tortoise: 16.8 mi
Artworks: 33
Peaks: 9
  • Mount Olive: 6.4 mi
  • Blue Mound: 9.2 mi
  • Terrapin Hill: 11.9 mi
  • Bald Knob: 14.6 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 16.6 mi
Museums: 9
Gardens: 9
Beaches: 2
  • Post Oak Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Little Elm Beach: 17.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Group Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount OliveNNE 15°255 m6.4 mi
Pilot KnobSSW 199°253 m16.6 mi
Blue MoundSW 216°244 m9.2 mi
Long PointSSW 200°234 m17.8 mi
Terrapin HillN 354°232 m11.9 mi
Crawford HillSSW 198°231 m18.1 mi
Bald KnobSSW 198°207 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0819:40
June solstice06:2020:0520:42
September equinox07:1718:5419:27
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, 6 mi away.

  • American persimmon5 obs
  • Carolina Chickadee5 obs
  • Leavenworth's eryngo5 obs
  • Three-toed Box Turtle5 obs
  • Texas Spiny Lizard4 obs
  • Gulf Fritillary4 obs
  • common yarrow4 obs
  • Lesser Balloon Vine4 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.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1493276213

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