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

Wetumpka Impact Crater

Educational Viewpoint #2

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 27, 2021

1. Wetumpka Impact Crater Marker

Inscription. The beautiful vista across the Wetumpka Impact Crater is best seen from the highest point on the northwestern rim here at Bald Knob. A favored area for communication towers, Bald Knob is almost 600 feet above sea level. Looking down the power line cut-through shows the rim on the east side and some of the disruption and changing terrain inside the crater. Best views of the other side of the crater are from private property also pictured here.

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 2.)

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

Location. 32° 31.985′ N, 86° 11.653′ W. Marker is in Wetumpka, Alabama, in Elmore County. It is on Bald Knob Road 0.6 miles north of Enslen Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wetumpka AL 36092, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s

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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. 0.6 miles away); Elmore County Korean War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Wetumpka Timeline (approx. 0.7 miles away); Wetumpka Historical Marker (approx. 0.7 miles away); Elmore County World War I Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Wetumpka Impact Crater (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Wetumpka Impact Crater (approx. 0.7 miles away); Elmore County Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wetumpka.

More about this marker. Warning: Bald Knob Rd is basically a very narrow single lane

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 27, 2021

2. Wetumpka Impact Crater Marker

road. It has drop-offs on both sides, all along, and is very curvy. It is littered with potholes.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers 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.)

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

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 27, 2021

3. 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 507 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 27, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.