Mount Polis
Mount Polis is a 6,216-foot (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]
| Mount Polis | |
|---|---|
.svg.png)  Mount Polis Location within the Philippines | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,895 m (6,217 ft) |
| Coordinates | 16°58′29″N 121°01′45″E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Luzon |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
| Provinces | |
| Parent range | Cordillera Central |
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. Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
- Agoncillo, Teodoro A. (1997). Malolos: The Crisis of the Republic. University of the Philippines Press. pp. 456–458. ISBN 978-971-542-096-9.
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