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Mount Trashmore

Mount Trashmore, a peak in Illinois
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Mount Trashmore rises to 204 m in Illinois. Players Hill stands 187 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Robert E. James Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 10 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Mount Trashmore is a 65 ft. hill located in Robert E. James Park in Evanston, Illinois. Mount Trashmore is an example of landfill restoration 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, 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, 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. They went on to play in the 1996 Rose Bowl on January 1, 1996.

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Wikidata Q6924180, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
204 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.02342, -87.70555

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Robert E. James Park: 0.1 mi
  • Brummel-Richmond Park: 0.2 mi
  • Sculpture Park - Section III: 0.3 mi
  • Channelside Park: 0.5 mi
  • Levinson Tot-Lot: 0.6 mi
Gardens
  • James Parks Gardens: 0.2 mi
  • Elks Park Comunity Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Howard Area Community Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Merrick Rose Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Hello! Howard Garden: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • La Souterraine: 1.2 mi
  • City Hall Keystone: 1.2 mi
  • Wind Harp: 1.2 mi
  • Trunnion II: 1.2 mi
  • 24/7: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Beaches
Museums
Picnic sites
Peaks: 14
  • Horner Park Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Players Hill: 10.7 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 2.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Trashmore. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Players HillSSW 197°187 m10.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:31
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242837475868737265534130
Precip in2.12.02.34.04.84.33.74.23.63.62.62.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Botanic Garden, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3402892371

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