| Caption | The rugged Sierra Madre Occidental form the backdrop to Banderas Bay and Puerto Vallarta. The range is 400km wide and parallels the Pacific coast. Its average elevation is 10,000 feet though not that high close to the coast like these ridges and canyons on the flightpath to San Sebastian. It has several active volcanic peaks, the closest to Vallarta being the Nevada de Colima at 14,239’. |
