Sierra Madre Occidental

Sierra Madre Occidental
Sierra Madre Occidental
	Río Grande de Santiago winding through the Sierra Madre Occidental, forming part of the border between Nayarit and Jalisco.
Highest point
Peak	Cerro Mohinora
Elevation	10,863 ft (3,311 m)
Coordinates	25°57′22″N 107°2′52″W / 25.95611°N 107.04778°W
Dimensions
Length	932 mi (1,500 km) NW × SE
Width	150 mi (240 km) W × E
Geography
Country	Mexico
State	Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Durango, Zacatecas, Nayarit, Jalisco, Aguascalientes
Region	Northwestern Mexico
Borders on	Sea of Cortés–Pacific: W; Altiplanicie Mexicana: E; Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt: S; (Cordillera Neovolcanica);

The Sierra Madre Occidental is a major mountain range system of the North American Cordillera, that runs northwest–southeast through northwestern and western Mexico, and along the Gulf of California. The Sierra Madre is part of the American Cordillera, a chain of mountain ranges (cordillera) that consist of an almost continuous sequence that form the western "sounds" of North America, Central America, South America, and West Antarctica.