Cell towers in Leelanau County, MI

The FCC registry lists 19 constructed antenna structures in Leelanau County, 0% of Michigan's 4,535. Ownership is spread across 14 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 2 (11%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 19
2Tallest 485 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 225 ft) 200 ft

Structures

rank 74 of 83 in MI

Most common type

Tower

47% of structures

Over 200 feet

42% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

37% built then

Who owns the towers in Leelanau County

14 different registrants own the 19 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 Leelanau County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 200 feet, 25 feet shorter than the Michigan median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Traverse City at 485 feet, built in 1999. More than in any other decade, 37% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Leelanau 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
1065986	Guyed tower	485 ft	1999	Traverse City	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1064784	Tower	480 ft	2009	Leland	LEELANAU, COUNTY OF
1031838	Tower	466 ft	1954	Elmwood Township	WPBN Licensee, LLC
1057367	Guyed tower	428 ft	1993	Traverse City	Northern Christian Radio, Inc.
1000689	Tower	404 ft	1989	Glen Arbor	K2 Towers III, LLC
1227701	Tower	309 ft	2002	Northport	Alltel Corporation
1327968	Lattice tower	259 ft	2024	Empire	TAG Towers, LLC
1065987	Tower	235 ft	1999	Empire	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1043889	Lattice tower	200 ft	1997	Empire	American Towers LLC
1210742	Tower	200 ft	2000	Maple City	Leelanau, County of
1254879	Tower	199 ft	2007	Cedar	American Towers LLC
1294194	Monopole	199 ft	2014	North Port	LEELANAU, COUNTY OF
1327550	Monopole	199 ft	2025	Lake Leelanau	Atlas Tower 1 LLC
1334253	Monopole	199 ft	2026	Cedar	Harmoni Towers LLC
1332977	Monopole	185 ft	2026	Elmwood	APC TOWERS IV LLC
1255854	Monopole	165 ft	2006	Traverse City	SBA Towers, LLC
1257201	Pole	159 ft	2008	Suttons Bay	Alltel Corporation
1226896	Tower	118 ft	2002	North Port	Leelanau, County of
1063861	Tower	75 ft	1998	Northport	MICHIGAN, STATE OF - DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES

If you have a tower lease in Leelanau 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 Michigan with similar tower counts: Arenac County (21), Alpena County (20), Lake County (19), Ontonagon County (19), Schoolcraft County (18).

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.