Cell towers in Rio Blanco County, CO

The FCC registry lists 15 constructed antenna structures in Rio Blanco County, 1% of Colorado's 1,613. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, Scout Energy Group III, LP, has 4 (27%). None belongs to American Tower, Crown Castle or SBA.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 15
2Tallest 199 ft
3Largest owner Scout Energy Group III, LP
4Median height (state 130 ft) 65 ft

Structures

rank 37 of 63 in CO

Most common type

Lattice tower

40% of structures

Over 200 feet

0% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

73% built then

Who owns the towers in Rio Blanco County

11 different registrants own the 15 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 Rio Blanco County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 65 feet, 65 feet shorter than the Colorado median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Rangely at 199 feet, built in 2019. Most 73% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Rio Blanco 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
1317346	Guyed tower	199 ft	2019	Rangely	Skyway Towers, LLC
1307488	Lattice tower	136 ft	2017	Meeker	Rio Blanco County
1268065	Other or unspecified	120 ft	2009	Rangely	Uintah Basin Electronic Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a Strata Networks
1241332	Tower	115 ft	2011	Meeker	Rio Blanco County
1249544	Monopole	109 ft	2021	Meeker	EIP Holdings IV, LLC
1305497	Monopole	104 ft	2018	Rangely	Cellular Inc. Network Corporation
1279315	Tower	87 ft	2011	Meeker	Union Telephone Company
1299895	Lattice tower	65 ft	1980	Rangley	CenturyTel of Eagle, Inc.
1287987	Lattice tower	55 ft	2013	Rangley	Scout Energy Group III, LP
1287913	Lattice tower	50 ft	2013	Rangely	Scout Energy Group III, LP
1288648	Lattice tower	50 ft	2014	Rangely	Scout Energy Group III, LP
1298083	Monopole	40 ft	2015	Meeker	Xcel Energy Services Inc.
1258651	Tower	39 ft	2007	Meeker	K-LOVE, Inc.
1287985	Lattice tower	38 ft	2013	Rangley	Scout Energy Group III, LP
1293724	On a building	38 ft	2014	Meeker	Qwest Corporation

If you have a tower lease in Rio Blanco 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: Phillips County (16), Broomfield County (15), Chaffee County (15), Routt County (15), Eagle County (14).

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.