Cell towers in El Paso County, CO

The FCC registry lists 179 constructed antenna structures in El Paso County, 11% of Colorado's 1,613 — one of the three most in the state. Ownership is spread across 46 registrants; the largest, Verizon, has 41 (23%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 29 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 179
2Tallest 465 ft
3Largest owner Verizon
4Median height (state 130 ft) 90 ft

Structures

179

rank 1 of 63 in CO

Most common type

Monopole

31% of structures

Over 200 feet

16% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

37% built then

Who owns the towers in El Paso County

46 different registrants own the 179 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 El Paso County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 90 feet, 40 feet shorter than the Colorado median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Colorado Springs at 465 feet, built in 1953. More than in any other decade, 37% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in El Paso 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
1012530	Tower	465 ft	1953	Colorado Springs	PIKES PEAK TELEVISION INC
1024861	Tower	353 ft	1960	Colorado Springs	Scripps Media, Inc.
1025328	Tower	347 ft	2001	Colorado Springs	Private owner (name withheld)
1025216	Other or unspecified	338 ft	1988	Black Forest	VB Nimbus, LLC
1025217	Other or unspecified	338 ft	1988	Black Forest	VB Nimbus, LLC
1025218	Other or unspecified	338 ft	1988	Black Forest	VB Nimbus, LLC
1025219	Other or unspecified	338 ft	1988	Black Forest	VB Nimbus, LLC
1025220	Other or unspecified	338 ft	1988	Black Forest	VB Nimbus, LLC
1025221	Other or unspecified	338 ft	1988	Black Forest	VB Nimbus, LLC
1024235	Lattice tower	322 ft	1959	Colorado Springs	American Towers LLC
1025253	Other or unspecified	321 ft	1964	Colorado Springs	Rf Towers, LLC
1023763	Tower	320 ft	1987	Fountain	Colorado Springs Utilities
1024649	Guyed tower	308 ft	1972	Security	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1212831	Tower	300 ft	2000	Truckton	County of El Paso Office of County Commissioners
1257453	Tower	297 ft	2008	Colorado Springs	Private owner (name withheld)
1024178	Tower	293 ft	1987	Colorado Springs	Cumulus Radio, LLC
1032069	Tower	289 ft	1997	Colorado Springs	CCATT LLC
1024243	Lattice tower	278 ft	1964	Yoder	El Paso County Telephone Company
1056456	Lattice tower	265 ft	1984	Peyton	American Towers LLC
1297337	Guyed tower	263 ft	2015	Calhan	Golden West Power Partners, LLC
1001987	Tower	253 ft	1997	Colorado Springs	Cellco Partnership
1212815	Tower	245 ft	2000	Calhan	County of El Paso Office of County Commissioners
1033708	Tower	241 ft	1979	Colorado Springs	PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1242522	Other or unspecified	240 ft	2005	Colorado Springs	Pikes Peak State College
1026301	Lattice tower	228 ft	1964	Calhan	American Towers LLC
1029159	Tower	220 ft	1999	Colorado Springs	COLORADO SPRINGS, CITY OF
1023337	Tower	220 ft	1978	El Paso County	Private owner (name withheld)
1025252	Guyed tower	208 ft	1980	Colorado Springs	VB Nimbus, LLC
1272856	Tower	200 ft	2004	Colorado Springs	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1303906	Guyed tower	199 ft	2018	Peyton	Kellin Communications
1311086	Lattice tower	199 ft	2019	El Paso	Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC
1269536	Tower	197 ft	2005	Ramah	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1061530	Lattice tower	196 ft	2022	Colorado Springs	American Towers LLC
1300983	On a building	191 ft	1999	Colorado Springs	Qwest Corporation
1025577	Other or unspecified	178 ft	2004	Colorado Springs	Bison Media, Inc.
1025578	Other or unspecified	178 ft	2004	Colorado Springs	Bison Media, Inc.
1251276	Tower	178 ft	2006	Colorado Springs	City of Colorado Springs
1032068	Tower	175 ft	1997	Colorado Springs	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1022243	Tower	167 ft	1991	Colorado Springs	Cellco Partnership
1032067	Pole	162 ft	1997	Colorado Springs	CCATT LLC
1032072	Monopole	162 ft	2006	Fountain	CCATT LLC
1262515	Pole	160 ft	2005	Colorado Springs	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1262536	Pole	160 ft	2005	Widefield	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1262939	Tower	160 ft	2009	Fountain	City of Colorado Springs
1029156	Tower	152 ft	1971	Colorado Springs	COLORADO SPRINGS, CITY OF
1269545	Monopole	150 ft	2004	Fountain	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1274491	Tower	125 ft	2010	Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs Utilities
1262516	Pole	120 ft	2005	Colorado Springs	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1282694	Monopole	119 ft	2012	Peyton	Cellco Partnership
1281272	Tower	116 ft	1998	Fountain	STC Five LLC
1251600	Pole	114 ft	2006	Peyton	CCATT LLC
1022983	Tower	110 ft	1991	Calhan	Cellco Partnership
1029160	Tower	110 ft	1985	Colorado Springs	COLORADO SPRINGS, CITY OF
1262517	Pole	110 ft	2005	Colorado Springs	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1262537	Pole	110 ft	2005	Widefield	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1262538	Pole	110 ft	2008	Colorado Springs	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1262542	Pole	110 ft	2005	Security	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1262545	Pole	110 ft	2005	Security	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1262546	Pole	110 ft	2005	Security	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1262547	Pole	110 ft	2005	Security	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1319442	Monopole	110 ft	2021	Fort Carson	Boingo Wireless, Inc.
1251209	Pole	107 ft	2006	Colorado Springs	VB RUN, LLC
1252045	Monopole	106 ft	2021	Peyton	CCATT LLC
1054803	Tower	105 ft	1998	Colorado Springs	STC Five LLC
1250674	Tower	105 ft	2005	Colorado Springs	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1301100	Monopole	104 ft	2018	Peyton	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1303015	Monopole	104 ft	2018	Falcon	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1222405	Tower	100 ft	2001	Colorado Springs	City of Colorado Springs
1242785	Pole	100 ft	2004	Fort Carson	STC Five LLC
1258108	Monopole	100 ft	2006	Colorado Springs	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1262513	Pole	100 ft	2005	Colorado Springs	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1262514	Pole	100 ft	2005	Colorado Springs	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1262518	Pole	100 ft	2005	Colorado Springs	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1262525	Pole	100 ft	2005	Fort Carson	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1262527	Pole	100 ft	2005	Fountain	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1262528	Pole	100 ft	2005	Fountain	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1262530	Pole	100 ft	2005	Fountain	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1262543	Pole	100 ft	2008	Widefield	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1262974	Pole	100 ft	2005	Fort Carson	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1269538	Tree / stealth	99 ft	2005	Colorado Springs	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1270220	Tower	96 ft	2000	Colorado Springs	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1250681	Tower	95 ft	2005	Peyton	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1285141	Monopole	95 ft	2022	Elbert	Fidelity Towers Inc.
1282523	Pole	94 ft	2012	Colorado Springs	Fidelity Tower Holdings, LLC
1054001	Tower	93 ft	1980	Colorado Springs	Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC
1269539	Tree / stealth	92 ft	2005	Colorado Springs	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1262512	Pole	90 ft	2005	Falcon	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1262519	Pole	90 ft	2005	Colorado Springs	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1300583	Monopole	90 ft	2018	Colorado Springs	Branch Towers, LLC
1303060	Monopole	90 ft	2018	Colorado Springs	Branch Towers, LLC
1304058	Monopole	90 ft	2018	Colorado Springs	Branch Towers, LLC
1021855	Tower	89 ft	2004	Colorado Springs	STC Five LLC
1037882	Monopole	88 ft	2019	Colorado Springs	STC Five LLC
1250685	Tower	88 ft	2005	Colorado Springs	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1241915	Monopole	86 ft	2004	Colorado Springs	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1216210	Monopole	83 ft	2013	Colorado Springs	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1235782	On a building	82 ft	2002	Colorado Springs	City of Colorado Springs
1262526	Pole	80 ft	2005	Fountain	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1262529	Pole	80 ft	2005	Fountain	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1262532	Pole	80 ft	2005	Fountain	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1262544	Pole	80 ft	2005	Widefield	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1298662	Monopole	80 ft	2016	Fort Carson	Cellco Partnership
1022975	Monopole	76 ft	1996	Colorado Spring	Cellco Partnership
1270227	Tower	74 ft	1998	Colorado Springs	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1272791	Tower	73 ft	2004	Colorado Springs	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1272159	Tower	72 ft	1998	Colorado Springs	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1029155	Tower	70 ft	1985	Colorado Springs	COLORADO SPRINGS, CITY OF
1029157	Tower	70 ft	1985	Colorado Springs	COLORADO SPRINGS, CITY OF
1029158	Tower	70 ft	1987	Colorado Springs	COLORADO SPRINGS, CITY OF
1031862	Tower	70 ft	1998	Colorado Springs	STC Five LLC
1035363	Monopole	70 ft	1998	Colorado Springs	STC Five LLC
1252259	Tower	70 ft	2006	Colorado Springs	STC Five LLC
1253084	Monopole	70 ft	2016	Colorado Springs	Crown Castle
1270632	Tower	70 ft	2009	Colorado Springs	Brock Communications
1299396	Monopole	70 ft	1995	Colorado Springs	Cellco Partnership
1032070	Pole	69 ft	1997	Colorado Springs	CCATT LLC
1272647	Tower	69 ft	2005	Colorado Springs	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1302039	On a building	65 ft	2017	Colorado Springs	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1305034	Lattice tower	65 ft	2018	Colorado Springs	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1330544	Lattice tower	65 ft	2026	Colorado Springs	TowerCo V Holdings LLC
1309590	Lattice tower	64 ft	2020	Colorado Springs	Uniti Towers LLC
1239536	Monopole	62 ft	2017	Colorado Springs	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1252205	Tower	60 ft	2006	Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs Utilities
1262540	Pole	60 ft	2005	Security	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1262541	Pole	60 ft	2005	Security	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1309316	Lattice tower	60 ft	2017	Colorado Springs	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1315407	Monopole	60 ft	2018	Colorado Springs	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1318877	Monopole	60 ft	2021	Fort Carson	Boingo Wireless, Inc.
1317378	Pole	59 ft	2022	Colorado Springs	American Towers LLC
1210901	Pole	55 ft	1998	Colorado Springs	CCATT LLC
1310530	Monopole	55 ft	2017	Colorado Springs	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1310531	Monopole	52 ft	2017	Colorado Springs	VB BTS III, LLC
1323550	Monopole	51 ft	2019	Colorado Springs	Harmoni Towers, LLC
1245303	Tower	50 ft	2003	Colorado Springs	RDSM Transportation, Ltd.
1249704	On a building	50 ft	2005	Colorado Springs	T-Mobile Central LLC
1284791	Monopole	50 ft	2006	Colorado Springs	CCATT LLC
1288632	Monopole	50 ft	2014	Colorado Springs	Cellco Partnership
1299211	Monopole	50 ft	2017	Colorado Springs	BNSF Railway Company
1315406	Lattice tower	50 ft	2018	Colorado Springs	VB BTS III, LLC
1293476	Pole	48 ft	2005	Colorado Springs	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1271771	Pole	45 ft	2011	Colorado Springs	Cellco Partnership
1309317	Lattice tower	45 ft	2017	Colorado Springs	VERTICAL BRIDGE TOWERS V, LLC
1313388	Other or unspecified	45 ft	2021	Colorado Springs	Cellco Partnership
1214208	Pole	43 ft	2000	Usaf Academy	BNSF Railway Co.
1249310	Pole	40 ft	2006	Colorado Springs	Crown Castle
1251347	Pole	39 ft	2006	Fort Carson	CCATT LLC
1298071	Pole	39 ft	2017	Colorado Springs	Cellco Partnership
1286326	Pole	36 ft	2013	Colorado Springs	Cellco Partnership
1305364	Monopole	36 ft	2020	Peterson Afb	Cellco Partnership
1305365	Monopole	36 ft	2020	Peterson Afb	Cellco Partnership
1305367	Monopole	36 ft	2020	Peterson Afb	Cellco Partnership
1305368	Monopole	36 ft	2020	Peterson Afb	Cellco Partnership
1305369	Monopole	36 ft	2020	Peterson Afb	Cellco Partnership
1305370	Monopole	36 ft	2020	Peterson	Cellco Partnership
1305372	Monopole	36 ft	2020	Peterson Afb	Cellco Partnership
1305373	Monopole	36 ft	2020	Peterson Afb	Cellco Partnership
1305374	Monopole	36 ft	2020	Peterson Afb	Cellco Partnership
1305375	Monopole	36 ft	2020	Peterson Afb	Cellco Partnership
1305376	Monopole	36 ft	2020	Peterson Afb	Cellco Partnership
1305380	Monopole	36 ft	2020	Peterson Afb	Cellco Partnership
1305381	Monopole	36 ft	2020	Peterson Afb	Cellco Partnership
1305382	Monopole	36 ft	2020	Peterson Afb	Cellco Partnership
1305441	Monopole	36 ft	2020	Peterson Afb	Cellco Partnership
1305443	Monopole	36 ft	2020	Peterson Afb	Cellco Partnership
1305455	Monopole	36 ft	2020	Peterson Afb	Cellco Partnership
1305459	Monopole	36 ft	2020	Peterson Afb	Cellco Partnership
1305460	Monopole	36 ft	2020	Peterson Afb	Cellco Partnership
1305486	Monopole	36 ft	2020	Peterson	Cellco Partnership
1305532	Monopole	36 ft	2020	Peterson Afb	Cellco Partnership
1306254	Monopole	36 ft	2020	Peterson Afb	Cellco Partnership
1306363	Monopole	36 ft	2020	Peterson Afb	Cellco Partnership
1307009	Monopole	36 ft	2020	Peterson Afb	Cellco Partnership
1307086	Pole	36 ft	2020	Peterson Afb	Cellco Partnership
1307087	Monopole	36 ft	2020	Peterson Afb	Cellco Partnership
1313605	Monopole	36 ft	2020	Peterson Afb	Cellco Partnership
1249705	Other or unspecified	35 ft	2006	Colorado Springs	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1308522	On a building	35 ft	2021	Colorado Springs	Cellco Partnership
1274141	Mast	33 ft	2010	Peyton	Meadow Lake Airport Assn.
1323025	Monopole	30 ft	2023	Colorado Springs	Cellco Partnership

If you have a tower lease in El Paso 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), Denver County (55).

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.