Mount Tirad | |
Elevation M: | 1154 |
Location: | Luzon |
Range: | Cordillera Central |
Map: | Philippines |
Coordinates: | 17.1572°N 120.6505°W |
Country: | Philippines |
State Type: | Regions |
Region Type: | Provinces |
Mount Tirad is a 1154m (3,786feet) mountain peak near Cervantes, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. It ranks as the 3rd highest mountain in Ilocos Sur and the 446th highest mountain in the Philippines.[1]
Tirad Pass on the mountain holds a significant place in Philippine history, having been the site of the 1899 Battle of Tirad Pass, where Gregorio del Pilar was killed. In April 2022, President Rodrigo Duterte signed a law declaring the pass as a protected landscape under the National Integrated Protected Areas System.[2]