Cell towers in Chaffee County, CO

The FCC registry lists 15 constructed antenna structures in Chaffee County, 1% of Colorado's 1,613. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, CommNet Cellular Inc., has 4 (27%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 1 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 15
2Tallest 185 ft
3Largest owner CommNet Cellular Inc.
4Median height (state 130 ft) 80 ft

Structures

rank 36 of 63 in CO

Most common type

Tower

53% of structures

Over 200 feet

0% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

33% built then

Who owns the towers in Chaffee County

11 different registrants own the 15 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name 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 Chaffee County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 80 feet, 50 feet shorter than the Colorado median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Buena Vista at 185 feet, built in 2003. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Chaffee 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
1233212	Guyed tower	185 ft	2003	Buena Vista	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1038830	Tower	131 ft	2011	Salida	American Towers LLC
1247647	Tower	118 ft	2005	Buena Vista	SANGRE DE CRISTO ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION INC
1209692	Tower	112 ft	2010	Salida	Octagon Towers, LLC
1272748	Tower	110 ft	2010	Poncha Springs	CommNet Cellular Inc.
1259173	Tower	90 ft	1995	Colorado Springs	Tower Acquisition, LLC
1236148	Tower	80 ft	2003	Buena Vista	State of Colorado
1279166	Tower	80 ft	2011	Buena Vista	Private owner (name withheld)
1299196	Monopole	80 ft	2016	Buena Vista	CommNet Cellular Inc.
1025185	Tower	60 ft	1994	Saguache	CommNet Cellular Inc.
1265191	Monopole	60 ft	2023	Buena Vista	Commnet Four Corners, LLC
1257766	Pole	55 ft	2008	Poncha Springs	State of Colorado
1328526	Other or unspecified	50 ft	2024	Buena Vista	CommNet Cellular Inc.
1031604	Pole	43 ft	1997	Buena Vista	Qwest Corporation
1246431	Other or unspecified	43 ft	2005	Buena Vista	TRI-STATE GENERATION & TRANSMISSION ASSN

If you have a tower lease in Chaffee 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: Montezuma County (16), Phillips County (16), Broomfield County (15), Rio Blanco County (15), Routt County (15).

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.