Colorado / Denver County

#5 of 63 CO counties · 55 structures

Cell towers in Denver County, CO

The FCC registry lists 55 constructed antenna structures in Denver County, 3% of Colorado's 1,613. Ownership is spread across 26 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 14 (25%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 19 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 55
  2. 2Tallest 820 ft
  3. 3Largest owner SBA Communications
  4. 4Median height (state 130 ft) 80 ft
Structures
55
rank 5 of 63 in CO
Most common type
Tower
36% of structures
Over 200 feet
7
13% of structures
Peak build decade
1990s
33% built then

Who owns the towers in Denver County

26 different registrants own the 55 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.

SBA Communications14Verizon7City & County of Denver - De5T-Mobile5Crown Castle4City and County of Denver3Private owners2AT&T2
Constructed structures in Denver 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 on a building near Denver at 820 feet, built in 1996. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 1990s.

Tower20Monopole14On a building9Pole8Lattice tower3Other or unspecified1
Structures in Denver County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
21950s11970s21980s181990s182000s122010s22020s
Structures in Denver 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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1063701On a building820 ft1996DenverBOP Republic Plaza I LLC.
1224805On a building710 ft1983DenverBOP 1801 California Street LLC and BOP 1801 California Street II LLC
1061180Tower640 ft1983DenverPEAK USA ENERGY SERVICES LTD
1041185Tower398 ft1956DenverPublic Broadcasting of Colorado, Inc.
1027942On a building327 ft1992DenverQwest Corporation
1227704Tower308 ft1956DenverRINGSBY COURT LLC
1065282Tower230 ft1970DenverCity and County of Denver
1052494On a building160 ft1994DenverCity & County of Denver - Denver International Airport
1052493On a building160 ft1994DenverCity & County of Denver - Denver International Airport
1052327Tower157 ft2007DenverCity & County of Denver - Denver International Airport
1016671Tower150 ft1997DenverPTI US TOWERS II, LLC
1308908Lattice tower145 ft2019DenverCity and County of Denver
1254551On a building128 ft2006DenverT-Mobile Central LLC
1307509Lattice tower125 ft2018DenverCity and County of Denver
1021932Monopole111 ft1990DenverCellco Partnership
1288502Monopole104 ft1997DenverT-Mobile West Tower LLC
1021933Tower100 ft1994DenverCellco Partnership
1052742On a building100 ft1994DenverCity & County of Denver - Denver International Airport
1052743On a building100 ft1994DenverCity & County of Denver - Denver International Airport
1277669Monopole97 ft2013DenverSBA Towers IX, LLC
1214625Pole95 ft1997DenverT-Mobile West Tower LLC
1309817Monopole95 ft2017DenverVB BTS III, LLC
1214618Pole90 ft1997DenverT-Mobile West Tower LLC
1214261Tower83 ft1997DenverT-Mobile West Tower LLC
1269560Tower83 ft2000DenverSBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1282905Pole83 ft1996DenverCCATT LLC
1052744Lattice tower80 ft1994DenverCity and County of Denver - Denver International Airport
1301782Monopole80 ft2017DenverVB BTS III, LLC
1269558Monopole77 ft2002DenverSBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1273301Tower77 ft2000DenverSBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1038457Tower76 ft1998DenverCellco Partnership
1274538Tower76 ft2000DenverSBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1258470Monopole75 ft2007DenverSBA Steel LLC
1269531Tower75 ft2004DenverSBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1328311Monopole75 ft2004DenverPrivate owner (name withheld)
1022229Tower70 ft1994DenverCellco Partnership
1281035Monopole69 ft2002DenverAT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1270229Monopole61 ft2000DenverSBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1298420Other or unspecified60 ft2000DenverACME Commercial Properties L.L.C.
1224684On a building59 ft2001DenverPrivate owner (name withheld)
1282740Pole58 ft2006DenverAT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1283536Pole57 ft2012DenverCCATT LLC
1269559Tower56 ft2000DenverSBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1308694Monopole55 ft2018DenverAmerican Towers LLC
1273203Tower52 ft1999DenverSBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1283362Pole51 ft2012DenverCCATT LLC
1314878Monopole51 ft2018DenverVERTICAL BRIDGE TOWERS V, LLC
1266889Tower50 ft2008DenverSBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1266891Tower50 ft2008DenverSBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1275744Tower50 ft2010DenverSBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1277250Tower50 ft2011DenverSBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1281436Pole50 ft2007DenverCCATT LLC
1306210Monopole48 ft2020DenverCellco Partnership
1305169Monopole31 ft2018DenverCellco Partnership
1317521Pole30 ft2021DenverVerizon Wireless (VAW) LLC

If you have a tower lease in Denver 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: Weld County (109), Adams County (78), Arapahoe County (68), Larimer County (51), Yuma County (49).

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.