Mount Polis
| Mount Polis | |
|---|---|
.svg.png)  Mount Polis Location in the Philippines | |
| Elevation | 1,895 m (6,217 ft) |
| Location | |
| Location | Ilocos Sur, Philippines |
| Coordinates | 16°58′29″N 121°01′45″E / 16.974722°N 121.029067°ECoordinates: 16°58′29″N 121°01′45″E / 16.974722°N 121.029067°E |
Mount Polis is a 6,216 feet (1,895 m) 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]
References
- ↑ "Mount Polis". peakery.com.
- ↑ Agoncillo, Teodoro A. (1997). Malolos: The Crisis of the Republic. University of the Philippines Press. pp. 456–458. ISBN 978-971-542-096-9.