Mount Trashmore (Illinois)
| Mount Trashmore | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 65 ft (20 m) |
| Coordinates | 42°01′24″N 87°42′20″W / 42.023452°N 87.705597°W |
| Geography | |
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| Country | United States |
| Settlement | Evanston, Illinois |
Mount Trashmore is a 65 ft. hill located in Robert E. James Park in Evanston, Illinois. Mount Trashmore is an example of landfill reuse as it was a solid waste landfill that was closed and converted into a park in 1965.
In 1973, Evanston began allowing skiing on Mount Trashmore,[1] installing a tow rope and snow making machines.
Since skiing was prohibited in the 1980s, Mount Trashmore remained a popular sledding and tobogganing hill in the winter,[2] as well as a popular destination for runners and hikers in the summer.
In the summer of 1995, Northwestern University football strength and conditioning director Larry Lilja planted a small Rose Bowl flag at the top of Mount Trashmore and had the Wildcats repeatedly run up the mountain.[3] They went on to play in the Rose Bowl on January 1, 1996.
References
[edit]- ^ Fuller, Jack (November 29, 1973). "Turning garbage into ski slopes". The Chicago Tribune. p. 111. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kim, John J. (January 16, 2015), "Sledding on Mount Trashmore", The Chicago Tribune, archived from the original on January 23, 2015, retrieved November 11, 2023
- ^ LaTourette, Larry, Northwestern Wildcat Football
External links
[edit]- Ice Skating and Sledding at Evanston Parks and Recreation
- Video shot at Mount Trashmore in 1983, originally made for PBS WTTW-Chicago
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