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Welcome to Sierra Vista, Arizona.
Sierra Vista is a city located in Cochise County, Arizona. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 37,775. The city is adjacent to the Fort Huachuca Army Base, an active and historical military base and a communications and information technology hub.
Sierra Vista began life in the early 1900's as a small town adjacent to the Army's Fort Huachuca (hwa-chuka). The fort remains its neighbor, but Sierra Vista is now a thriving business and tourist center for southeastern Arizona.
Surrounded by mountain ranges and near the San Pedro River, Sierra Vista offers good opportunities for bird watching, hiking and scenic drives. It is also near the newly opened Kartchner Caverns. Southeastern Arizona is a premier destination for birders and other nature enthusiasts. The combination of mild climate, proximity to the Mexican border and diverse habitats, including 9000-foot mountains and the last free-flowing river in the Southwest, make southeastern Arizona a major hotspot for many rare and unusual animals and plants. Lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Arizona Game and Fish Department, and The Nature Conservancy offer a variety of wildlife viewing opportunities. Sierra Vista is near the southeastern corner of Arizona, about 70 miles southeast of Tucson. It is south of I-10 and east of I-19.
It is here where you will find an attachment to the Old West with Fort Huachuca's historic museum detailing the contribution of the Buffalo Soldiers and the era of the Apache Wars; where western songs and verse are performed at the Arizona Folklore Preserve by Arizona's State Balladeer; where events are devoted to the preservation of the cowboy way of life and the heritage of the West; and where sunset trail rides lead into the mountains.
It is here also where evidence of prehistoric man has been preserved at the archaeological sites; where petroglyphs and pictographs depict the life of earlier man; where the Spanish explorer Coronado first entered the US; and where ghost town ruins reflect the futile hope of settlers to tame the arid land.
Today, Sierra Vista is a small city with big city amenities and a small town attitude. You will find affordable and charming lodging in one of our 1,100 hotel, motel and bed and breakfast rooms and a variety of ethnic and cultural choices for dining. A local 18-hole golf course lies in the shadows of the majestic mountains and the Aquatic Center provides hours of fun for the family in the wave pool and tube slide. Our night skies are an astral delight with bright stars seen from horizon to horizon, and for a closer look, our observatories will accommodate you. You'd like more? Come during our lofty hot air balloon festival or the exciting women's professional rodeo, or perhaps during the toe-tapping Cochise Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering. Enjoy a symphony or a ballet. Come alone or bring the family - you'll love Sierra Vista.
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Local daily news in Sierra Vista:
Democratic National Convention delegate from SV
One of the youngest delegates attending this week's Democratic National Convention, Chris Campas plans to bring back to his hometown of Sierra Vista his enthusiasm for young people to get involved in their ...
Four teens remembered in Sierra Vista
David Marino reports Four teens remembered in Sierra Vista A Southern Arizona Community is dealing with the tragic deaths of four teenagers one year later.
Tombstone twins are headed for Iraq
Twin brothers from Tombstone are set to be deployed to Iraq this week. Lance Cpls.
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Places of interest:
Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ (5.0 miles), Huachuca City, AZ (7.5 miles), Whetstone, AZ (12.0 miles), Tombstone, AZ (18.7 miles), Elgin, AZ (21.1 miles), St. David, AZ (24.7 miles), Naco, AZ (27.0 miles), Sonoita, AZ (27.3 miles).
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