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

Wetumpka Impact Crater

Educational Viewpoint #6

Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 27, 2021

1. Wetumpka Impact Crater Marker

Inscription. From a distance, one of the best vistas of the Wetumpka Impact Crater is from the Wetumpka Sports Complex. Your view here is of the highest remains of the northwestern rim of the crater. In the center, several communication towers are located on Bald Knob (elevation 587 feet above sea level). Scientists estimate the original rim was about twice that height.

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 6.)

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

Location. 32° 33.092′ N, 86° 12.208′ W. Marker is in Wetumpka, Alabama, in Elmore County. Marker can be reached from Coosa River Parkway, on the left when traveling north. Located about 300 feet inside the entrance to the Wetumpka Sports Complex. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2350 Coosa River Pkwy, Wetumpka AL 36092, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. World War II Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Elmore County Training School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Welton Blanton Doby High School (approx. 0.7 miles away);

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Wetumpka, Alabama (approx. ¾ mile away); The Wetumpka Light Guard (approx. 0.8 miles away); Wetumpka L&N Depot (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Wetumpka Impact Crater (approx. 0.9 miles away); Wetumpka Methodist Church (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wetumpka.

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.)

Wide shot of marker, distant crater wall and sports complex. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 27, 2021

2. Wide shot of marker, distant crater wall and sports complex.

View of communication antennas on Bald Knob Rd (Tour site #2) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 27, 2021

3. View of communication antennas on Bald Knob Rd (Tour site #2)

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 422 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 27, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.