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 | |
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.