Cell towers in Monterey County, CA

The FCC registry lists 119 constructed antenna structures in Monterey County, 2% of California's 6,864. Ownership is spread across 48 registrants; the largest, GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership, has 13 (11%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 26 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 119
2Tallest 402 ft
3Largest owner GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
4Median height (state 77 ft) 85 ft

Structures

119

rank 12 of 58 in CA

Most common type

Tower

30% of structures

Over 200 feet

18% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

39% built then

Who owns the towers in Monterey County

48 different registrants own the 119 structures. 3 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names this site withholds. Owner names are the registrant's legal entity as filed with the FCC; the large tower companies file under many subsidiary names, which this site groups into families where the brand is in the name or listed in the company's SEC filings.

Constructed structures in Monterey County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 85 feet, close to the California median of 77 feet. The tallest is a lattice tower near San Juan Bautis at 402 feet, built in 2002. More than in any other decade, 39% were built in the 2000s.

Structures in Monterey County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Monterey County by decade built, columns to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Every registered structure

Sorted tallest first. The registration number opens the FCC record, which shows the exact location and the owner's contact for the structure. A tower on your land that is not in this list is probably under 200 feet and away from airports, so it did not need registering — see why some towers aren't listed.

FCC reg.	Type	Height	Built	City	Owner
1215158	Lattice tower	402 ft	2002	San Juan Bautis	Hearst Stations Inc.
1013158	Tower	355 ft	1981	Salinas	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1018474	Other or unspecified	353 ft	1989	Salinas	WRATHALL ANTENNA SYSTEMS
1018475	Other or unspecified	353 ft	1989	Salinas	WRATHALL ANTENNA SYSTEMS
1018476	Other or unspecified	353 ft	1989	Salinas	WRATHALL ANTENNA SYSTEMS
1018477	Other or unspecified	353 ft	1989	Salinas	WRATHALL ANTENNA SYSTEMS
1013930	Tower	288 ft	1989	Soledad	Entravision Communications Corporation
1016385	Tower	276 ft	1987	Greenfield	TIGRE RADIO CORPORATION DBA = KLFA FM RADIO
1064130	Other or unspecified	268 ft	1999	Salinas	JHUA Mangement LLC
1064131	Other or unspecified	268 ft	1999	Salinas	JHUA Mangement LLC
1064129	Other or unspecified	266 ft	1999	Salinas	JHUA Mangement LLC
1064132	Other or unspecified	266 ft	1999	Salinas	JHUA Mangement LLC
1049885	Other or unspecified	233 ft	2014	Monterey	HH TOWER GROUP LLC A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
1024360	Other or unspecified	228 ft	1965	Salinas	KCTY-AM & KRAY-FM INC
1024361	Other or unspecified	228 ft	1965	Salinas	KCTY-AM & KRAY-FM INC
1024359	Other or unspecified	227 ft	1965	Salinas	KCTY-AM & KRAY-FM INC
1015714	Tower	226 ft	1968	Monterey	NPG OF MONTEREY-SALINAS CA, LLC
1011583	Other or unspecified	212 ft	2003	Gonzales	El Sembrador Ministries
1011584	Other or unspecified	212 ft	2003	Gonzales	El Sembrador Ministries
1060705	Other or unspecified	212 ft	2003	Gonzales	El Sembrador Ministries
1010353	Tower	210 ft	1962	Monterey	Cannery Row Company
1015161	Tower	200 ft	1993	Salinas	PEDRAZZI PARTNERSHIP
1234777	Guyed tower	198 ft	2003	Soledad	Crown Castle
1270836	Tower	185 ft	2010	Bradley	Gogo Business Aviation LLC
1015120	Tower	159 ft	2006	Salinas	CCATT LLC
1200142	Lattice tower	159 ft	1999	Soledad	American Towers LLC
1200133	Lattice tower	155 ft	2001	Greenfield	American Towers LLC
1241969	Pole	152 ft	2004	San Ardo	STC Five LLC
1051053	Lattice tower	148 ft	2001	Salinas	American Towers LLC
1016006	Pole	143 ft	1988	Salinas	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1011586	Lattice tower	143 ft	2001	King City	American Towers LLC
1238082	Tower	140 ft	2004	San Juan Bautista	Crown Castle
1216885	Other or unspecified	137 ft	2014	Monterey	HH TOWER GROUP LLC A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
1240998	Tower	127 ft	2003	Salinas	COUNTY OF MONTEREY
1244260	Pole	120 ft	2004	San Ardo	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1249994	Tower	120 ft	2010	King City	COUNTY OF MONTEREY
1062527	Tower	116 ft	1994	Salinas	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1220159	Pole	115 ft	2001	King City	STC Five LLC
1053794	Tower	110 ft	2001	Soledad	American Towers LLC
1016003	Guyed tower	107 ft	1961	San Ardo	American Towers LLC
1018236	Mast	106 ft	1998	King City	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1226554	Guyed tower	105 ft	1996	Del Monte Forest	American Towers LLC
1279339	Lattice tower	104 ft	2016	Del Rey Oaks	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1237343	Tower	103 ft	2004	Salinas	MCI Communications Services LLC
1286907	Pole	102 ft	2004	Seaside	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1323689	Pole	102 ft	2022	Seaside	Harmoni Towers LLC
1236566	Tower	100 ft	2004	Salinas	COUNTY OF MONTEREY
1239969	Lattice tower	100 ft	2004	Salinas	CALIFORNIA, STATE OF
1013059	Tower	99 ft	1992	Salinas	COUNTY OF MONTEREY
1279337	Tower	96 ft	2011	Seaside	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1002217	Tower	94 ft	1998	Pebble Beach	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1231406	Pole	94 ft	2002	Seaside	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1286199	Pole	91 ft	2001	Salinas	CCATT LLC
1015121	Tower	90 ft	1992	King City	CMT PARTNERSHIP DBA = CELLULAR ONE
1257785	Pole	89 ft	2008	Del Rey Oaks	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1283308	Tower	87 ft	2012	San Ardo	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1013060	Monopole	86 ft	1996	Salinas	CCTM1 LLC
1015531	Tower	86 ft	2005	King City	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1064668	Tower	85 ft	1989	Pebble Beach	DUNLIN GROUP DBA = KISE FM
1319491	Lattice tower	85 ft	2021	Seaside	County of Monterey- Information Technology Dept
1043255	Tower	84 ft	1996	Salinas	SALINAS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
1244499	Pole	84 ft	2004	Monterey	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1266987	Pole	83 ft	2009	Seaside	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1227611	Pole	80 ft	2001	Salinas	GoldenState Towers, LLC
1271795	Tower	80 ft	2000	Salinas	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1302663	Monopole	80 ft	2002	Salinas	Crown Castle
1216884	Other or unspecified	78 ft	2014	Monterey	HH TOWER GROUP LLC A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
1261748	Pole	78 ft	2008	Seaside	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1294209	Monopole	78 ft	2015	Salinas	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1240676	Monopole	77 ft	2004	Salinas	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1247795	Pole	76 ft	2005	Salinas	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1256443	Tower	75 ft	2006	Monterey	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1257595	Pole	75 ft	2007	King City	CCATT LLC
1225530	Pole	74 ft	2001	Salinas	STC Five LLC
1261755	Tower	74 ft	2008	Monterey	Vertical Bridge Towers III, LLC
1018750	Pole	70 ft	1997	Soledad	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1013242	Tower	70 ft	1977	Big Sur	CALIFORNIA, STATE OF
1288645	Lattice tower	70 ft	2013	Seaside	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1296457	Other or unspecified	70 ft	2015	Monterey	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1297595	Pole	70 ft	2016	Salinas	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1038018	Pole	69 ft	1997	Monterey	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1300480	Monopole	66 ft	2017	Salinas	New Cingular Wireless, Inc.
1024230	Tower	65 ft	1992	Carmel Valley	COM KING, INC.
1231757	Pole	65 ft	2002	Monterey	STC Five LLC
1244517	Pole	65 ft	2004	Bradley	STC Five LLC
1225192	Pole	62 ft	2004	Monterey	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1273926	Tower	62 ft	2001	Carmel	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1285174	Monopole	61 ft	2012	Carmel Valley	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1205707	Pole	60 ft	1992	King City	MCI Communications Services LLC
1244974	Pole	60 ft	2004	Monterey	T-Mobile West LLC
1287599	Monopole	60 ft	2014	Pacific Grove	Octagon Towers, LLC
1329398	Lattice tower	60 ft	2024	Salinas	Silke Communications, Inc.
1208672	Lattice tower	57 ft	1999	Carmel Valley	American Towers LLC
1063516	Tower	55 ft	1980	Seaside	COASTSIDE CABLE TV INC
1288543	Monopole	55 ft	2015	Salinas	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1297889	Pole	55 ft	2016	Marina	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1297989	Pole	55 ft	2017	Seaside	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1300772	Pole	55 ft	2017	Salinas	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1296922	Monopole	53 ft	2016	Salinas	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1291430	Monopole	51 ft	2007	Salinas	TV US Development Sites II, LLC
1254434	Pole	50 ft	2008	Monterey	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1273223	Tower	50 ft	2003	Carmel Valley	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1280416	Monopole	50 ft	2013	Salinas	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1286999	Lattice tower	50 ft	2012	Monterey	American Towers LLC
1297410	Monopole	50 ft	2017	Salinas	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1301713	Monopole	50 ft	2018	Salinas	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1013553	Tower	45 ft	1995	Monterey	CALIFORNIA, STATE OF
1277342	Tower	40 ft	2011	Soledad	52 Eighty, LLC
1214700	Pole	36 ft	2000	Carmel Valley	Private owner (name withheld)
1281368	Pole	36 ft	2011	King City	Private owner (name withheld)
1013554	Tower	35 ft	1991	Monterey	CALIFORNIA, STATE OF
1303734	Monopole	35 ft	2017	Carmel	CALIFORNIA, STATE
1048573	Pole	33 ft	1996	Monterey	CCTM1 LLC
1261687	Mast	33 ft	2008	Marina	Marina Municipal Airport
1017823	Tower	31 ft	1987	Carmel	Private owner (name withheld)
1251211	Other or unspecified	30 ft	1984	Monterey	Cequel III Communications I dba Suddenlink Communications
1310204	Monopole	30 ft	2020	Pacific Grove	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1204668	Pole	27 ft	1989	King City	CALPINE CORP.
1237608	Tower	25 ft	2003	Carmel Valley	COUNTY OF MONTEREY

If you have a tower lease in Monterey County

Find your structure above, open its FCC record and confirm the owner — that is the company your lease runs to today, even if a different carrier signed it originally. Before answering a buyout offer, put your current rent, escalator and remaining term into the calculator to see what the rent is worth and what return the offer assumes.

Counties in California with similar tower counts: Alameda County (231), Santa Clara County (215), San Mateo County (153), San Joaquin County (119), Contra Costa County (116).

Source: FCC Antenna Structure Registration, weekly public access file (r_tower.zip, created 2026-10-18); constructed registrations only; locations rounded. Checked 2026-10-23. Methodology.