Mount Polis Explained

Mount Polis
Elevation M:1895
Prominence M:120
Range:Cordillera Central
Location:Luzon
Map:Philippines
Coordinates:16.9747°N 121.0292°W
Country:Philippines
State:Cordillera Administrative Region
State Type:Region
Region Type:Provinces

Mount Polis is a 6216feet mountain peak located on the borders of the provinces of Ifugao and Mountain Province in the Philippines. It ranks as the third highest mountain in Ifugao province and the 124th highest mountain in Philippines.[1]

In December 1899, Emilio Aguinaldo, President of the First Philippine Republic, passed through a pass on the mountain en route from Tirad Pass to Abra province while fleeing American forces during the Philippine–American War.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mount Polis. https://archive.today/20130104103733/http://peakery.com/mount-polis/. dead. 2013-01-04. peakery.com. 2015-12-29.
  2. Book: Agoncillo, Teodoro A. . Malolos: The Crisis of the Republic. 1997. University of the Philippines Press. 978-971-542-096-9. 456–458.