Colorado / Garfield County

#11 of 63 CO counties · 40 structures

Cell towers in Garfield County, CO

The FCC registry lists 40 constructed antenna structures in Garfield County, 2% of Colorado's 1,613. Ownership is spread across 25 registrants; the largest, POW, Inc., has 6 (15%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 7 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 40
  2. 2Tallest 335 ft
  3. 3Largest owner POW, Inc.
  4. 4Median height (state 130 ft) 78 ft
Structures
40
rank 11 of 63 in CO
Most common type
Lattice tower
38% of structures
Over 200 feet
6
15% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
38% built then

Who owns the towers in Garfield County

25 different registrants own the 40 structures. 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.

POW, Inc.6SBA Communications4CommNet Cellular Inc.3Qwest Corporation2American Tower2MBC Grand Broadcasting, Inc.2Colorado West Broadcasting, 2Xcel Energy Services Inc.2
Constructed structures in Garfield County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 78 feet, 52 feet shorter than the Colorado median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a structure near Parachute at 335 feet, built in 1986. More than in any other decade, 38% were built in the 2000s.

Lattice tower15Tower12Guyed tower5Monopole5Pole1On a building1Other or unspecified1
Structures in Garfield County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11950s51980s91990s152000s72010s32020s
Structures in Garfield 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
1282955Other or unspecified335 ft1986ParachuteTEP Rocky Mountain LLC
1023390Tower276 ft1996RifleWester Slope Communications LLC
1060414Tower260 ft1951Glenwood SpringsMBC Grand Broadcasting, Inc.
1034540Tower257 ft1995Glenwood SpringsMarquee Broadcasting Colorado, Inc.
1023391Tower210 ft1994ParachuteWESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS LLC DBA = KZKS FM
1236330Tower202 ft2003RifleSBA Towers II LLC
1309661Monopole195 ft2019RifleTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1227459Tower154 ft2000Glenwood SpringsMountain Communications And Electronics, Inc.
1308343Lattice tower149 ft2018RifleMBC Grand Broadcasting, Inc.
1284073Lattice tower140 ft2014Glenwood SpringsXcel Energy Services Inc.
1284268Lattice tower125 ft2014RifleSBA Towers VI, LLC
1024247Lattice tower119 ft1995Glenwood SpringsQwest Corporation
1264553Tower115 ft2008CarbondalePitkin County Translator Department
1236332Lattice tower108 ft2001New CastleSBA Towers II LLC
1056150Lattice tower102 ft1997Glenwood SpringsAmerican Towers LLC
1243339Tower102 ft2005Glenwood SpringsColorado West Broadcasting, Inc
1314046Lattice tower100 ft1997Glenwood SpringsCTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1064897Tower98 ft1984Glenwood SpringsGARFIELD, COUNTY OF
1024067Lattice tower96 ft1981RifleQwest Corporation
1331593Lattice tower80 ft2020RifleGarfield County Emergency Communications Authority 585 E 1st Street Rifle, CO 81650
1320622Monopole76 ft2021Glenwood SpringsEIP Holdings IV, LLC
1254241Tower70 ft2008RifleColorado West Broadcasting, Inc
1329024Monopole65 ft2025CarbondaleCommNet Cellular Inc.
1229842Tower60 ft2002Glenwood SpringsT-Mobile West Tower LLC
1289296Lattice tower59 ft2014SiltVANGUARD NATURAL RESOURCES, INC
1022237Guyed tower51 ft1994RifleCommNet Cellular Inc.
1056148Lattice tower51 ft1999RifleAmerican Towers LLC
1289295Lattice tower50 ft2014SiltVANGUARD NATURAL RESOURCES, INC
1284601Monopole48 ft2012Glenwood SpringsSBA Towers VI, LLC
1248658Guyed tower44 ft2000Glenwood SpringsPOW, Inc.
1288414Monopole43 ft2006Glenwood SpringsAT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1208243On a building42 ft2000Glenwood SpringsPOW, Inc.
1248661Guyed tower40 ft2000Glenwood SpringsPOW, Inc.
1237713Guyed tower39 ft1989Glenwood SpringsPOW, INC
1248660Guyed tower38 ft2000Glenwood SpringsPOW, Inc.
1241307Lattice tower34 ft2004Glenwood SpringsPOW, Inc.
1287455Lattice tower30 ft1985RifleXcel Energy Services Inc.
1237596Tower27 ft2000Glenwood SpringsCCTM1 LLC
1026512Pole25 ft1997Glenwood SpringsCommNet Cellular Inc.
1248659Lattice tower25 ft2000Glenwood SpringsPOW, Inc.

If you have a tower lease in Garfield 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: Jefferson County (47), Douglas County (44), Pueblo County (44), Logan County (40), Montrose County (39).

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.