Mount Tirad Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mount Tirad. https://archive.today/20130104134543/http://peakery.com/mount-tirad/. dead. January 4, 2013. Peakery.com. October 4, 2012.
  2. News: Aning . Jerome . Pulag, Tirad Pass, 3 others declared protected areas . Philippine Daily Inquirer . April 29, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220429111617/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1589680/pulag-tirad-pass3-others-declaredprotected-areas . April 29, 2022 . en.