Cell towers in Chippewa County, MN

The FCC registry lists 20 constructed antenna structures in Chippewa County, 1% of Minnesota's 2,993. American Tower owns 6 of them (30%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 6 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 20
2Tallest 485 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 260 ft) 276 ft

Structures

rank 65 of 87 in MN

Most common type

Tower

55% of structures

Over 200 feet

60% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

40% built then

Who owns the towers in Chippewa County

11 different registrants own the 20 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 Chippewa County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 276 feet, 16 feet taller than the Minnesota median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Clara City at 485 feet, built in 1998. More than in any other decade, 40% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Chippewa 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
1055707	Tower	485 ft	1998	Clara City	American Towers LLC
1023791	Guyed tower	470 ft	1992	Montivideo	Alltel Corporation
1014620	Tower	380 ft	1992	Granite Falls	Minnesota, State of
1038874	Tower	364 ft	1993	Granite Falls	American Towers LLC
1023440	Guyed tower	359 ft	2002	Montevideo	American Towers LLC
1054296	Tower	351 ft	1987	Montevideo	TowerCo 2013, LLC
1270685	Tower	350 ft	2012	Clara City	Minnesota, State of
1248524	Guyed tower	307 ft	2003	Granite Falls	American Towers LLC
1222837	Guyed tower	305 ft	2001	Milan	American Towers LLC
1024924	Tower	295 ft	1994	Granite Falls	Xcel Energy Services Inc.
1292498	Lattice tower	258 ft	2016	Milan	Alltel Corporation
1031962	Tower	203 ft	1966	Clara City	WEST CENTRAL EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION CORPORATION
1271995	Lattice tower	199 ft	2010	Clara City	American Towers LLC
1207270	Tower	195 ft	2000	Montevideo	SCHOEP & SONS CONTRACTING LLC
1279130	Pole	195 ft	2002	Montevideo	Alltel Corporation
1257746	Tower	192 ft	2007	Milan	Minnesota, State of
1211426	Tower	182 ft	2004	Montevideo	Chippewa, County of
1238792	Tower	170 ft	2003	Granite Falls	Yellow Medicine County
1307959	Guyed tower	100 ft	2018	Clara City	CTI Assets II, LLC
1323161	Lattice tower	37 ft	2022	Montevideo	State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics

If you have a tower lease in Chippewa 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 Minnesota with similar tower counts: Wadena County (22), Chisago County (21), Lincoln County (21), Lake of the Woods County (20), Waseca County (20).

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.