Mount Tirad,Tirad Pass National Shrine-Gregorio Del Pilar,Ilocos Sur

It ranks as the 3rd highest mountain in Ilocos Sur and the 446th highest mountain in the Philippines. Tirad Pass on the mountain holds a significant place in Philippine history, having been the site of the 1899 Battle of Tirad Pass. BATTLE OF TIRAD PASS:
The Battle of Tirad Pass (Filipino: Laban Sa Pasong Tirad), sometimes referred to as the "Philippine Thermopylae", was a battle in the Philippine

-American War fought on December 2, 1899, in northern Luzon in the Philippines, in which a 60-man Filipino rear guard commanded by Brigadier General Gregorio del Pilar succumbed to around 300 Americans of the 33rd Infantry Regiment under Major Peyton C. March, while delaying the American advance to ensure Emilio Aguinaldo's escape.