Cell towers in Lake County, MN

The FCC registry lists 27 constructed antenna structures in Lake County, 1% of Minnesota's 2,993. Minnesota, State of owns 10 of them (37%), 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 10 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 27
2Tallest 449 ft
3Largest owner Minnesota, State of
4Median height (state 260 ft) 326 ft

Structures

rank 41 of 87 in MN

Most common type

Lattice tower

48% of structures

Over 200 feet

74% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

48% built then

Who owns the towers in Lake County

9 different registrants own the 27 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 Lake County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 326 feet, 66 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 Ely at 449 feet, built in 2013. More than in any other decade, 48% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Lake 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
1286086	Guyed tower	449 ft	2013	Ely	American Towers LLC
1030388	Lattice tower	430 ft	2025	Duluth	Great River Energy
1052988	Lattice tower	418 ft	2024	Two Harbors	Minnesota, State of
1273837	Guyed tower	411 ft	2011	Larsmont	SBA GC Towers, LLC
1280959	Guyed tower	410 ft	2015	Silver	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1284926	Guyed tower	410 ft	2015	Two Harbors	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1288839	Guyed tower	410 ft	2015	Isabella	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1278448	Lattice tower	350 ft	2020	Whyte	Minnesota, State of
1279861	Other or unspecified	350 ft	2014	Stoney River Twnship	Minnesota, State of
1288205	Lattice tower	350 ft	2014	Babbit	Minnesota, State of
1288737	Lattice tower	350 ft	2015	Beaver Bay Township	Minnesota, State of
1271667	Guyed tower	349 ft	2010	Silver Bay	American Towers LLC
1278446	Tower	349 ft	2012	Schroeder	Minnesota, State of
1018634	Tower	326 ft	1993	Silver Bay	Minnesota, State of
1221894	Lattice tower	307 ft	2001	Two Harbors	American Towers LLC
1023196	Lattice tower	302 ft	2014	Isabella	Cellco Partnership
1024218	Tower	287 ft	1962	Isabella	Minnesota, State of
1236248	Lattice tower	257 ft	2002	Two Harbors	American Towers LLC
1030386	Lattice tower	220 ft	2025	Silver Bay	Great River Energy
1287288	Lattice tower	220 ft	2014	Fall Lake Township	Minnesota, State of
1302205	Lattice tower	199 ft	2024	Finland	Minnesota, State of
1261186	Monopole	196 ft	2008	Silver Bay	American Towers LLC
1320460	Monopole	196 ft	2022	Two Harbor	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1255578	Monopole	195 ft	2006	Silver Bay	American Towers LLC
1307964	Guyed tower	185 ft	2001	Two Harbors	CTI Assets II, LLC
1323190	Lattice tower	47 ft	2023	Two Harbors	State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics
1296073	Lattice tower	37 ft	2015	Silver Bay	State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics

If you have a tower lease in Lake 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: McLeod County (28), Redwood County (28), Jackson County (27), Meeker County (27), Pipestone County (27).

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.