Sierra Vista, city, Cochise County, southeastern Arizona, on the slopes of the Huachuca Mountains (hence its name, Spanish, “mountain view”); incorporated as a city 1960. Its economy revolves around Fort Huachuca, a U.S. Army base founded in 1877 as an outpost to fight the Apache. Electric motors are manufactured, and the city serves as a gateway to a tourist area that includes Coronado National Memorial. Population 24,937 (1980); 32,983 (1990); 37,775 (2000).
