Cell towers in Adams County, CO

The FCC registry lists 78 constructed antenna structures in Adams County, 5% of Colorado's 1,613 — one of the three most in the state. Ownership is spread across 36 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 9 (12%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 22 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 78
2Tallest 1995 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 130 ft) 108 ft

Structures

rank 3 of 63 in CO

Most common type

Monopole

29% of structures

Over 200 feet

32% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

31% built then

Who owns the towers in Adams County

36 different registrants own the 78 structures. 2 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 Adams County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 108 feet, 22 feet shorter than the Colorado median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a structure near Hoyt at 1995 feet, built in 2003. More than in any other decade, 31% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Adams 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
1237165	Other or unspecified	1995 ft	2003	Hoyt	Pillar Ministries, Inc.
1024250	Lattice tower	449 ft	2016	Welby	KLZ RADIO INC
1024251	Lattice tower	449 ft	2016	Welby	KLZ RADIO INC
1024142	Lattice tower	375 ft	2016	Brighton	KLZ RADIO INC
1024143	Lattice tower	375 ft	2016	Brighton	KLZ RADIO INC
1024144	Lattice tower	375 ft	2016	Brighton	KLZ RADIO INC
1024145	Lattice tower	375 ft	2016	Brighton	KLZ RADIO INC
1033680	Other or unspecified	360 ft	1983	Thornton	Vertical Bridge CC AM, LLC
1033681	Other or unspecified	359 ft	1983	Thornton	Vertical Bridge CC AM, LLC
1033682	Other or unspecified	359 ft	1983	Thornton	Vertical Bridge CC AM, LLC
1033683	Other or unspecified	359 ft	1983	Thornton	Vertical Bridge CC AM, LLC
1267049	Tower	350 ft	2009	Hoffmans Creek	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1267050	Tower	350 ft	2009	Mule Creek-Strasburg	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1267051	Tower	350 ft	2009	Sand Creek (Bennett)	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1024551	Other or unspecified	289 ft	1962	Thornton	KSE Radio Ventures, LLC
1024550	Other or unspecified	288 ft	1962	Thornton	KSE Radio Ventures, LLC
1039511	Other or unspecified	285 ft	1989	Brighton	SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO INC
1039512	Other or unspecified	285 ft	1989	Brighton	SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO INC
1039513	Other or unspecified	285 ft	1989	Brighton	SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO INC
1039514	Other or unspecified	285 ft	1989	Brighton	SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO INC
1212928	Tower	283 ft	1979	Hudson	Xcel Energy Services Inc.
1055826	Other or unspecified	277 ft	1977	Westminster	Pillar Ministries, Inc.
1024846	Guyed tower	258 ft	1991	Hudson	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1026302	On a building	235 ft	1997	Denver	AT&T Corp
1008854	Guyed tower	210 ft	1997	Watkins	Cellco Partnership
1238474	Other or unspecified	195 ft	2003	Aurora	Aurora, City of
1238475	Other or unspecified	195 ft	2003	Aurora	Aurora, City of
1015374	Monopole	175 ft	2021	Aurora	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1283102	Monopole	168 ft	2006	Federal Heights	CCATT LLC
1021934	Tower	165 ft	1990	Westminster	Cellco Partnership
1224709	Tower	165 ft	1979	Northglen	ADAMS COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER, INC.
1052140	On a building	155 ft	2012	Denver	City & County of Denver - Denver International Airport
1023350	Mast	150 ft	2007	Watkins	CCATT LLC
1234977	Monopole	144 ft	1999	Aurora	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1301993	Monopole	125 ft	2017	Watkins	Xcel Energy Services Inc.
1302009	Monopole	125 ft	2017	Aurora	Xcel Energy Services Inc.
1215592	Tower	120 ft	2000	Denver	Crown Castle
1060062	Tower	115 ft	1995	Bennett	Private owner (name withheld)
1214580	Tower	110 ft	1997	Adams County	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1284605	Monopole	107 ft	2013	Brighton	SBA Towers VI, LLC
1279910	Monopole	105 ft	1996	Denver	American Towers LLC
1021930	Lattice tower	100 ft	1991	Commerce City	Cellco Partnership
1269563	Tower	99 ft	1997	Commerce City	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1224851	Tower	88 ft	2001	Watkins	Community Television of Colorado, LLC
1308699	Monopole	85 ft	2020	Aurora	American Towers LLC
1282747	Pole	82 ft	2008	Commerce City	Octagon Towers, LLC
1316817	Water tank	81 ft	2021	Henderson	Parallel Infrastructure III, LLC
1259278	Pole	80 ft	2007	Northglenn	SBA Towers II LLC
1314877	Lattice tower	80 ft	2020	Thornton	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1216837	Monopole	71 ft	2000	Aurora	SBA Structures, LLC
1231190	Pole	71 ft	2004	Commerce City	STC Five LLC
1233436	Tower	70 ft	2003	Aurora	Private owner (name withheld)
1272151	Tower	70 ft	2000	Brighton	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1299856	Monopole	70 ft	2017	Brighton	Cellco Partnership
1310480	Monopole	70 ft	2018	Henderson	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1314947	Monopole	70 ft	2020	Aurora	PI Tower Development LLC c/o LendLease Americas Inc
1315408	Monopole	70 ft	2019	Thornton	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1333394	Mast	70 ft	2026	Commerce City	T-Mobile Central LLC
1214621	Monopole	67 ft	1997	Denver	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1237797	Tower	67 ft	2004	Watkins	Adcom911, Inc,
1271321	Tower	67 ft	2006	Denver	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1239985	Monopole	65 ft	2003	Aurora	Crown Communication LLC
1309816	Water tank	65 ft	2017	Federal Heights	VB BTS III, LLC
1310479	Monopole	65 ft	2017	Thornton	VB BTS III, LLC
1218902	Monopole	61 ft	2000	Aurora	Crown Communication LLC
1278921	Tower	60 ft	2011	Denver	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1255328	Pole	59 ft	2006	Commerce City	CCATT LLC
1294663	Lattice tower	56 ft	2001	Aurora	Cellco Partnership
1309386	Monopole	55 ft	2018	Commerce City	VB BTS III, LLC
1322986	Water tank	55 ft	2023	Westminster	Cellco Partnership
1282746	Monopole	52 ft	2009	Aurora	CCATT LLC
1277800	Tower	50 ft	2011	Brighton	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1277801	Tower	50 ft	2011	Thornton	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1299431	Monopole	50 ft	2017	Westminster	CCATT LLC
1315410	Monopole	49 ft	2018	Thornton	VB BTS III, LLC
1278314	Monopole	48 ft	2011	Westminster	Octagon Towers, LLC
1282722	Monopole	46 ft	2012	Commerce Ciy	CCATT LLC
1247842	Tower	33 ft	2005	Watkins	Front Range Airport Authority

If you have a tower lease in Adams 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 Colorado with similar tower counts: El Paso County (179), Weld County (109), Arapahoe County (68), Denver County (55), Larimer County (51).

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.