Cell towers in Clearwater County, MN

The FCC registry lists 22 constructed antenna structures in Clearwater County, 1% of Minnesota's 2,993. Ownership is spread across 18 registrants; the largest, Minnesota, State of, has 3 (14%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 6 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 22
2Tallest 700 ft
3Largest owner Minnesota, State of
4Median height (state 260 ft) 312 ft

Structures

rank 55 of 87 in MN

Most common type

Tower

45% of structures

Over 200 feet

95% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

36% built then

Who owns the towers in Clearwater County

18 different registrants own the 22 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 Clearwater County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 312 feet, 52 feet taller than the Minnesota median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Red Lake at 700 feet, built in 2020. More than in any other decade, 36% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Clearwater 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
1309215	Guyed tower	700 ft	2020	Red Lake	Red Lake Nation
1023383	Tower	503 ft	2005	Leonard	American Towers LLC
1289307	Guyed tower	500 ft	2014	Bagley	Clearwater Tower L.L.C.
1279787	Tower	499 ft	2011	Shevln	Northern Community Radio, Inc.
1031581	Guyed tower	440 ft	2010	Leonard	CCATT LLC
1040567	Tower	420 ft	1992	Bagley	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1309407	Guyed tower	415 ft	2019	Bagley	Municipal Shale V, LLC
1024869	Tower	350 ft	1976	Bagley	BAGLEY, CITY OF
1250245	Tower	350 ft	2005	Alida	Minnesota, State of
1305587	Lattice tower	350 ft	2020	Gonvick	Minnesota, State of
1023363	Tower	315 ft	2011	Bagley	Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc.
1040568	Guyed tower	309 ft	1983	Clearbrook	GARDEN VALLEY TELEPHONE COMPANY
1296811	Lattice tower	309 ft	2016	Clearbrook	Rural Cellular Corporation
1230317	Tower	306 ft	2002	Bagley	SBA Structures, LLC
1297165	Guyed tower	305 ft	2015	Bagley	SBA Towers VI, LLC
1258971	Tower	304 ft	2007	Shevlin	SBA Towers II LLC
1268099	Lattice tower	304 ft	2012	Bagley	American Towers LLC
1319999	Lattice tower	288 ft	2022	Shevlin	PI Tower Development LLC
1304393	Lattice tower	259 ft	2020	Shevlin	Horvath Communications
1304405	Lattice tower	259 ft	2020	Park Rapids	Horvath Communications
1061821	Tower	215 ft	1984	Clearbrook	MINNESOTA PIPELINE CO
1206738	Tower	120 ft	1992	Bagley	Minnesota, State of

If you have a tower lease in Clearwater 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: Brown County (23), Pope County (23), Steele County (23), Fillmore County (22), Houston County (22).

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.