| Mount Barbaro | |
| Other Name: | Mount Gauro |
| Elevation M: | 331 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Location: | Province of Naples, Italy |
| Map: | Italy |
| Map Size: | 240 |
| Coordinates: | 40.827°N 14.139°W |
| Type: | Tuff cone |
| Volcanic Arc/Belt: | Campanian volcanic arc |
| Fetchwikidata: | ALL |
Mount Barbaro or Mount Gauro in Italy it |Monte Barbaro or it |Monte Gauro, is one of the eruptive vents of the Phlegraean Fields, a volcanic field of Italy located in Campania.
Mount Barbaro is a tuff cone[1] containing zeolite.[2] Its structure consists of layers of ash either parallel or overlapping them, including lenticular masses of pumice[2] agglomerate
The crater, oval, is fused to another unnamed crater west. Its rim is the highest in the south and rises to 331m (1,086feet).[1]
The date of the volcanic eruption that formed the Mount Barbaro is unknown but it was manifested by phreatomagmatic eruption.[2]
The Battle of Mount Gaurus was fought in 342 BC at the foot of the mountain during First Samnite War. The ancient Romans, led by Marcus Valerius Corvus, defeated the Samnites.