page_title: Sierra Vista, Arizona
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Sierra Vista, Arizona / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Ramsey Canyon &#x7c; Sierra Vista &#x7c; AZ &#x7c; 2015-10-01at12-01-191
context_page_description: Sierra Vista is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2010 census the population of the city was 43,888. The city is part of the Sierra Vista-Douglas Metropolitan Area, with a 2010 population of 131,346. Fort Huachuca, a U.S. Army post, is located in the northwest part of the city.
  Sierra Vista, which is Spanish for "Mountain View", is located 75 miles southeast of Tucson and serves as the main commercial, cultural, and recreational hub of Cochise County.
context_section_description: Sierra Vista is located in southwestern Cochise County at 31°32′44″N 110°16′35″W (31.545498, −110.276500). It is bordered on the northwest by the much smaller town of Huachuca City.
  According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 152.5 square miles (395.1 km²), of which 152.3 square miles (394.4 km²) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.7 km²) is water. It is located 4,623 feet (1,409 m) above sea level. Sierra Vista is flanked on the southwest side by the Huachuca Mountains, with Miller Peak rising to 9,466 feet (2,885 m) and Carr Peak to 9,236 feet (2,815 m), both south of the city limits. The city is accessible via Arizona State Routes 90 and 92. The San Pedro River flows just east of the city limits.
caption: Ramsey Canyon
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