Monte Toraro

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| elevation_m = 1,897

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| location = Veneto, Italy

| range = Vicentine Alps

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Monte Toraro is a mountain of Veneto, Italy. It is located on the Asiago Plateau, in the Vicentine Alps, and has an elevation of {{convert|1897|m|ft|0}}.

During the First World War Toraro was the location of an Italian howitzer battery, and was captured by Austro-Hungarian troops during the battle of Asiago.{{Cite web |last=Zanche |first=Corrado De |title=Monte Toraro |url=https://www.montagnando.it/art/cdz/toraro/ |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=www.montagnando.it |language=it}}{{Cite web |title=Monte Toraro |url=http://www.fortificazioni.net/Guerra%20Fredda/Basi%20Nike/Monte%20Toraro.htm |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=www.fortificazioni.net}}

During the Cold War, radars and command posts for a nearby Nike missile base (Base Tuono) were built on its top. They were blown up after the base ceased operations in the late 1970s.{{Cite web |date=2016-03-04 |title=Base Tuono - Rifugi Culturali // iBorderline {{!}} cultural and geographic exploration |url=http://www.iborderline.net/rifugi-culturali/2010/10/base-tuono/ |access-date=2023-12-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082619/http://www.iborderline.net/rifugi-culturali/2010/10/base-tuono/ |archive-date=2016-03-04 }}