Cell towers in Montezuma County, CO

The FCC registry lists 16 constructed antenna structures in Montezuma County, 1% of Colorado's 1,613. Ownership is spread across 10 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 4 (25%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 16
2Tallest 318 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 130 ft) 173 ft

Structures

rank 33 of 63 in CO

Most common type

Lattice tower

38% of structures

Over 200 feet

31% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

31% built then

Who owns the towers in Montezuma County

10 different registrants own the 16 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 Montezuma County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 173 feet, 43 feet taller than the Colorado median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a lattice tower near Cortez at 318 feet, built in 1991. More than in any other decade, 31% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Montezuma 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
1025165	Lattice tower	318 ft	1991	Cortez	CommNet Cellular Inc.
1026817	Guyed tower	315 ft	1999	Cortez	CCATT LLC
1053154	Other or unspecified	285 ft	1961	Cortez	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1053153	Other or unspecified	280 ft	1961	Cortez	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1022895	Lattice tower	206 ft	1987	Pleasant View	FARMERS TELEPHONE COMPANY INC
1288073	Lattice tower	199 ft	2013	Cortez	American Towers LLC
1265759	Lattice tower	195 ft	2008	Lewis	EIP Holdings IV, LLC
1288857	Lattice tower	190 ft	2013	Dolores	American Towers LLC
1024063	Tower	156 ft	1984	Cortez	Qwest Corporation
1283678	Lattice tower	135 ft	2012	Cortez	American Towers LLC
1239730	Tower	120 ft	1999	Cortez	FastTrack Communications, Inc.
1252359	Tower	110 ft	1998	Cortez	American Towers LLC
1235186	Tower	101 ft	2006	Cortez	CommNet Cellular Inc.
1266209	Monopole	58 ft	2007	Dolores	EIP Holdings IV, LLC
1305553	Monopole	57 ft	2018	Dolores	Cellular Inc. Network Corporation
1301443	Monopole	30 ft	2018	Cortez	Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.

If you have a tower lease in Montezuma 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: Kiowa County (18), Bent County (17), Delta County (16), Phillips County (16), Broomfield 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.