Cell towers in Mesa County, CO

The FCC registry lists 38 constructed antenna structures in Mesa County, 2% of Colorado's 1,613. Ownership is spread across 21 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 9 (24%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 12 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 38
2Tallest 349 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 130 ft) 176 ft

Structures

rank 14 of 63 in CO

Most common type

Tower

32% of structures

Over 200 feet

39% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

45% built then

Who owns the towers in Mesa County

21 different registrants own the 38 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.

Constructed structures in Mesa County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 176 feet, 46 feet taller than the Colorado median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Fruita at 349 feet, built in 1996. More than in any other decade, 45% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Mesa 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
1022763	Tower	349 ft	1996	Fruita	Townsquare Media Grand Junction, LLC
1034539	Tower	346 ft	1994	Grand Junction	Nexstar Media Inc.
1062340	Other or unspecified	346 ft	1969	Whitewater	MBC Grand Broadcasting, Inc.
1062341	Other or unspecified	346 ft	1969	Whitewater	MBC Grand Broadcasting, Inc.
1062342	Other or unspecified	346 ft	1997	Whitewater	MBC Grand Broadcasting, Inc.
1226999	Tower	345 ft	2002	Fruita	MBC Grand Broadcasting, Inc.
1306369	Guyed tower	310 ft	2019	Loma	Skyway Towers, LLC
1235966	Tower	303 ft	2002	Grand Junction	Scripps Media, Inc.
1234186	Tower	298 ft	2005	Grand Junction	MBC Grand Broadcasting, Inc.
1260857	Other or unspecified	292 ft	1984	Grand Junction	American Towers LLC
1022234	Lattice tower	265 ft	2003	Grand Junction	CommNet Cellular Inc.
1022341	Guyed tower	230 ft	2002	Fruita	MBC Grand Broadcasting, Inc.
1270263	On a building	222 ft	2009	Grand Junction	St Mary Hospital
1024139	Tower	206 ft	1968	Grand Junction	Townsquare Media Grand Junction, LLC
1216012	Tower	203 ft	2001	Whitewater	SBA Towers II LLC
1213477	Lattice tower	196 ft	2000	Whitewater	American Towers LLC
1030313	On a building	194 ft	1988	Grand Junction	Qwest Corporation
1224152	Lattice tower	185 ft	2001	Mack	SBA Towers II LLC
1046560	Guyed tower	180 ft	2013	Grand Junction	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1215656	Lattice tower	173 ft	2000	Grand Junction	SBA Towers II LLC
1215662	Monopole	167 ft	2000	Palisade	SBA Towers II LLC
1213517	Tower	158 ft	2000	Grand Junction	SBA Towers II LLC
1272602	Monopole	156 ft	2010	Grand Junction	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1228862	Monopole	146 ft	2001	Grand Junction	SBA Towers II LLC
1213521	Monopole	136 ft	2000	Clifton	SBA Towers II LLC
1046334	Tower	120 ft	1995	Grand Junction	LEASING COMPANY
1024244	Tower	119 ft	1990	Gateway	American Towers LLC
1285118	Pole	113 ft	2014	Grand Junction	Diamond Towers IV LLC
1322286	Pole	104 ft	2022	Fruita	TowerCo VI, LLC
1211360	Monopole	100 ft	2000	Grand Junction	SBA Towers II LLC
1236331	Tower	90 ft	2002	Grand Junction	SBA Towers II LLC
1314775	Monopole	85 ft	2020	Grand Junction	Parallel Infrastructure III, LLC
1309269	Pole	72 ft	2019	Grand Junction	Cellco Partnership
1284420	Monopole	70 ft	1983	Grand Junction	Xcel Energy Services Inc.
1307107	Lattice tower	65 ft	2020	Grand Junction	CommNet Cellular Inc.
1280188	Monopole	55 ft	2014	Grand Junction	Octagon Towers, LLC
1265975	Monopole	50 ft	2021	Mesa	EIP Holdings IV, LLC
1224882	Tower	41 ft	2000	Clifton	International Communications Group, Inc. d/b/a Corban Networks

If you have a tower lease in Mesa 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: Garfield County (40), Logan County (40), Montrose County (39), Lincoln County (37), Washington County (34).

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.