El Salto is a city and seat of the municipality of Pueblo Nuevo in the southwestern part of the Mexican state of Durango.

In 2015, the town had a total population of 24,241,[1] Situated on a pine-forested plateau about 2,580 meters (8,464 feet) above sea level in the Sierra Madre mountain range, the town is home to a large lumber industry.

The surrounding municipality has a population of 50,417 and an area of 6,178.3 km² (2,385.45 sq mi).

Thanks to its location in the high plateau of the Sierra Madre Occidental it receives abundant rain during the summer months; enough for it to avoid the semi-arid (BSk) classification found further inland.

Due to its location the town experiences mild but rainy summers, and relatively dry and chilly winters with freezing night temperatures.