The Bessang Pass Natural Monument is a protected area and memorial that commemorates the victory on June 14, 1945, by Filipino soldiers serving the U.S. Army Forces in the Philippines Northern Luzon (USAFIP-NL) over the Imperial Japanese Army in the Battle of Bessang Pass which led to Japan's eventual surrender and end to World War II in the Philippines.

On August 10, 1954, it was established as the Bessang Pass National Shrine with an area of 304 hectares (750 acres) by virtue of Proclamation No.

[4]: 549  The pass lies on the southeast side of Langiatan Hill, which reaches a height of 4,000 feet (1,200 m).

It is crossed by the Bessang Creek and Matukbo River which provides the water supply for Cervantes and other surrounding communities.

[5] A monument honoring the 1,395 USAFIP-NL members killed during the battle was unveiled in the park in 1954.