Cell towers in Montrose County, CO

The FCC registry lists 39 constructed antenna structures in Montrose County, 2% of Colorado's 1,613. Ownership is spread across 27 registrants; the largest, CommNet Cellular Inc., has 3 (8%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 39
2Tallest 313 ft
3Largest owner CommNet Cellular Inc.
4Median height (state 130 ft) 100 ft

Structures

rank 13 of 63 in CO

Most common type

Tower

51% of structures

Over 200 feet

15% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

31% built then

Who owns the towers in Montrose County

27 different registrants own the 39 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name 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 Montrose County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 100 feet, 30 feet shorter than the Colorado median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a other or unspecified near Montrose at 313 feet, built in 1956. More than in any other decade, 31% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Montrose 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
1063913	Other or unspecified	313 ft	1956	Montrose	Vertical Bridge CCR, LLC
1063914	Other or unspecified	313 ft	1956	Montrose	Vertical Bridge CCR, LLC
1063915	Other or unspecified	313 ft	1956	Montrose	Vertical Bridge CCR, LLC
1036950	Tower	263 ft	1975	Montrose	DPE, LLC
1030871	Tower	240 ft	1998	Montrose	WS REALTY LLC
1024107	Tower	226 ft	1992	Montrose	MONTROSE, COUNTY OF DBA = REG 10 LEAGUE FOR ECON ASST & PLANNING
1240357	Tower	194 ft	2003	Montrose	Montrose County
1024066	Lattice tower	186 ft	1989	Norwood	Qwest Corporation
1308990	Lattice tower	175 ft	2020	Olathe	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1213522	Tower	160 ft	2000	Olathe	SBA Towers II LLC
1326350	Lattice tower	155 ft	2023	Olathe	TCO ATLAS SITES LLC
1248339	Pole	138 ft	2022	Montrose	CCATT LLC
1213584	Monopole	129 ft	2000	Montrose	SBA Towers II LLC
1330960	Lattice tower	124 ft	2025	Redvale	Atlas Tower 1 LLC
1034538	Tower	114 ft	1994	Montrose	Nexstar Media Inc.
1032021	On a building	113 ft	2014	Montrose	Qwest Corporation
1240964	Tower	110 ft	2003	Montrose	Tri-State Genreation & Transmission Assoc. Inc.
1332429	Monopole	105 ft	2026	Nucla	VB BTS III, LLC
1330246	Monopole	104 ft	2025	Montrose	CommNet Cellular Inc.
1238376	Tower	100 ft	2003	Montrose	Private owner (name withheld)
1022263	Tower	92 ft	1982	Montrose	Scripps Media, Inc.
1233506	Lattice tower	90 ft	2015	Montrose	TWO-WAY COMMUNICATIONS, INC
1041549	Tower	80 ft	1997	Montrose	DELTA MONTROSE ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION
1277688	Lattice tower	80 ft	2016	Montrose	DPE, LLC
1239474	Tower	68 ft	2003	Montrose	Montrose County
1206276	Tower	65 ft	1995	Montrose	State of Colorado
1210353	Tower	60 ft	2004	Nucla	State of Colorado
1264064	Tower	60 ft	2008	Montrose	Sopris Surfers Inc.
1301758	Monopole	55 ft	2017	Montrose	CommNet Cellular Inc.
1022236	Tower	54 ft	1994	Montrose	CommNet Cellular Inc.
1228865	Tower	52 ft	2001	Montrose	SBA Towers II LLC
1245999	On a building	50 ft	2005	Montrose	MONTROSE, COUNTY OF
1292010	Lattice tower	50 ft	2014	Montrose	Montrose County
1236511	Tower	45 ft	2002	Montrose	CCR-Montrose III, LLC
1238402	Tower	45 ft	2003	Montrose	Montrose, City of
1059407	Tower	43 ft	1997	Montrose	MONTROSE, CITY OF
1291906	Lattice tower	43 ft	2014	Montrose	Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.
1062202	Tower	39 ft	1998	Montrose	MONTROSE, CITY OF
1219566	Pole	24 ft	1984	Montrose	Source Gas Distribution LLC

If you have a tower lease in Montrose 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: Pueblo County (44), Garfield County (40), Logan County (40), Mesa County (38), Lincoln County (37).

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.