Mount Tirad is a 1,154-metre (3,786 ft) 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]

Mount Tirad
Mount Tirad Location within the Philippines
Highest point
Elevation	1,154 m (3,786 ft)[1]
Coordinates	17°09′26″N 120°39′02″E
Geography
Location	Luzon
Country	Philippines
Regions	Cordillera Administrative Region Ilocos Region
Provinces	Ifugao Ilocos Sur Mountain Province
Parent range	Cordillera Central

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]

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