Wetumpka in Elmore County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Wetumpka Impact Crater

Educational Viewpoint #1

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 27, 2021

1. Wetumpka Impact Crater Marker

Inscription. You are on the northwestern rim of the Wetumpka Impact Crater. In this area of the crater rim, there are several man-made cuts into the metamorphic bedrock. Mica schist forms the bedrock in this area down to depths of several thousand feet. After the meteor impact's explosion, the layers of rocks were reconfigured so that they dip away from the crater center. The layers and their tell-tale westward inclination can be seen well at this site.

Educational Viewpoint signs are part of the self-guided tour to see and understand the 85 million year old Wetumpka Impact Crater.

Erected 2019 by the Wetumpka Impact Crater Commission. (Marker Number 1.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events.

Location. 32° 31.683′ N, 86° 12.275′ W. Marker is in Wetumpka, Alabama, in Elmore County. It can be reached from Wilson Street 0.2 miles north of Emerson Street, on the right when traveling north. Located behind the First Community Bank of Central Alabama. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 715 Wilson St, Wetumpka AL 36092,

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United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Wetumpka Impact Crater (approx. 0.4 miles away); Crommelin Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Elmore County World War I Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Elmore County Korean War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Wetumpka Historical Marker (approx. 0.6 miles away); Elmore County Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Williams Lowndes Yancey (approx. 0.6 miles away); Wetumpka's Bridges (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wetumpka.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers

Wetumpka Impact Crater metamorphic bedrock. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 27, 2021

2. Wetumpka Impact Crater metamorphic bedrock.

that are related to this marker.

Also see . . . For more information visit the City of Wetumpka at 408 South Main Street or our website. (Submitted on December 27, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Closeup of the metamorphic bedrock. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 27, 2021

3. Closeup of the metamorphic bedrock.

Map closeup of the Wetumpka Impact Crater walls. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton

4. Map closeup of the Wetumpka Impact Crater walls.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,219 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 27, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.