Cell towers in Routt County, CO

The FCC registry lists 15 constructed antenna structures in Routt County, 1% of Colorado's 1,613. Ownership is spread across 10 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 3 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 15
2Tallest 395 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 130 ft) 92 ft

Structures

rank 38 of 63 in CO

Most common type

Tower

47% of structures

Over 200 feet

13% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

27% built then

Who owns the towers in Routt County

10 different registrants own the 15 structures. 2 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names 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 Routt County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 92 feet, 38 feet shorter than the Colorado median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Hayden at 395 feet, built in 1972. More than in any other decade, 27% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Routt 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
1206814	Tower	395 ft	1972	Hayden	Xcel Energy Services Inc.
1023487	Tower	253 ft	1974	Steamboat Springs	BLIZZARD BROADCASTING LLC
1213765	Other or unspecified	123 ft	1978	Hayden	Xcel Energy Services Inc.
1023535	Tower	110 ft	1994	Steamboat Springs	Private owner (name withheld)
1300137	On a building	107 ft	1990	Steamboat Springs	Qwest Corporation
1302208	Monopole	107 ft	2013	Steamboat Springs	American Towers LLC
1294905	Monopole	106 ft	2019	Toponas	Fidelity Towers Inc.
1058829	Tower	92 ft	1998	Steamboat Springs	CommNet Cellular Inc.
1309709	Lattice tower	80 ft	2019	Steamboat Springs	Routt, County of
1235750	Lattice tower	70 ft	2007	Hayden	ROUTT COUNTY
1023328	Tower	69 ft	1989	Steamboat Springs	American Towers LLC
1318874	On a building	50 ft	2021	Steamboat Springs	Clearview Tower Company III, LLC
1264277	Tower	40 ft	2009	Hayden	Routt, County of
1302209	Monopole	40 ft	2013	Steamboat Springs	American Towers LLC
1024657	Tower	34 ft	1992	Hayden	Private owner (name withheld)

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