Cell towers in Cottonwood County, MN

The FCC registry lists 18 constructed antenna structures in Cottonwood County, 1% of Minnesota's 2,993. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 3 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 18
2Tallest 425 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 260 ft) 308 ft

Structures

rank 69 of 87 in MN

Most common type

Tower

61% of structures

Over 200 feet

83% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

33% built then

Who owns the towers in Cottonwood County

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 308 feet, 48 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 Windom at 425 feet, built in 2010. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Cottonwood 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
1013880	Guyed tower	425 ft	2010	Windom	CCATT LLC
1245380	Tower	395 ft	2010	Mountain Lake	CCATT LLC
1020057	Guyed tower	350 ft	1972	Mountain Lake	CTI Towers, Inc.
1267337	Tower	350 ft	2010	Mountain Lake	Minnesota, State of
1270679	Tower	350 ft	2010	Jeffers	Minnesota, State of
1274686	Tower	350 ft	2012	Comfrey	Minnesota, State of
1205159	Tower	315 ft	1989	Jeffers	American Towers LLC
1236175	Tower	315 ft	2002	Mountain Lake	Alltel Corporation
1270560	Guyed tower	310 ft	2009	Jeffers	American Towers LLC
1031881	Tower	307 ft	1976	Windom	WINDOM RADIO, INC.
1037185	Tower	299 ft	1997	Windom	Pioneer Wireless LLC
1061155	Tower	299 ft	1972	Windom	Minnesota Valley TV Improvement Corp.
1057517	Tower	259 ft	1981	Windom	RACOM CORPORATION
1274752	Lattice tower	259 ft	2011	Westbrook	American Towers LLC
1253120	Other or unspecified	243 ft	2008	Jeffers	Minn-Iowa Christian Broadcasting, Inc.
1254788	Tower	170 ft	2006	Windom	SWWC Service Cooperative
1262610	Pole	150 ft	2007	Mountain Lake	SWWC Service Cooperative
1262613	Pole	130 ft	2007	Jeffers	SWWC Service Cooperative

If you have a tower lease in Cottonwood 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: Lake of the Woods County (20), Waseca County (20), Isanti County (19), Watonwan County (18), Wilkin 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.