El Salto

El Salto is a town of 24,000 people (2015) in the state of Durango, Mexico.

Understand
El Salto is a town and seat of the municipality of Pueblo Nuevo in the southwestern part of the Mexican state of Durango. It is situated on a pine-forested plateau about undefined ft above sea level in the Sierra Madre Mountain range, the town is home to a large lumber industry and a military base. The pine forests around the area provide habitat for a large number of birds, mammals and reptile species.

Climate
Thanks to its location in the high plateau of the Sierra Madre Occidental it receives abundant rain during the summer months. The town experiences mild but rainy summers, and relatively dry and chilly winters with freezing night temperatures. Winter months witness the occasional snow shower.

Get in
The town can be accessed on the Old Mexican Federal Route 40. It is approximately 100 km from the capital of Durango.

Do
El Salto has places to practice rappelling, mountaineering and zip-lining.

Connect
As of Dec 2021, El Salto has a basic mobile signal from Telcel but nothing from other carriers. 4G has not reached this area.