The hills just east of downtown Wetumpka showcase the eroded remains of the impact crater that was blasted into the bedrock, with the area labeled the Wetumpka crater or astrobleme ("star-wound") because of the concentric rings of fractures and zones of shattered rock that can be found beneath the surface.
ðə hˈɪlz dʒˈʌst ˈiːst ʌv dˈaʊntaʊn wˈɛɾʌmpkə ʃˈoʊkeɪs ðɪ ɪɹˈoʊdᵻd ɹᵻmˈeɪnz ʌvðɪ ˈɪmpækt kɹˈeɪɾɚ ðæt wʌz blˈæstᵻd ˌɪntʊ ðə bˈɛdɹɑːk, wɪððɪ ˈɛɹiə lˈeɪbəld ðə wˈɛɾʌmpkə kɹˈeɪɾɚ ɔːɹ ˈæstɹɑːbəlm"stˈɑːɹwˈuːnd"bɪkˈʌz ʌvðə kənsˈɛntɹɪk ɹˈɪŋz ʌv fɹˈæktʃɚz ænd zˈoʊnz ʌv ʃˈæɾɚd ɹˈɑːk ðæt kæn biː fˈaʊnd bᵻnˌiːθ ðə sˈɜːfɪs.