Cell towers in Lake of the Woods County, MN

The FCC registry lists 20 constructed antenna structures in Lake of the Woods County, 1% of Minnesota's 2,993. Minnesota, State of owns 7 of them (35%), 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 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 20
2Tallest 495 ft
3Largest owner Minnesota, State of
4Median height (state 260 ft) 326 ft

Structures

rank 66 of 87 in MN

Most common type

Tower

50% of structures

Over 200 feet

80% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

30% built then

Who owns the towers in Lake of the Woods County

10 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 Lake of the Woods 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 tower near Baudette at 495 feet, built in 1993. More than in any other decade, 30% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Lake of the Woods 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
1020158	Tower	495 ft	1993	Baudette	RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION
1239584	Guyed tower	490 ft	2010	Baudette	CCATT LLC
1313575	Guyed tower	398 ft	2020	Baudette	Harmoni Towers, LLC
1024257	Lattice tower	366 ft	1991	Angle Inlet	WIKSTROM TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC.
1273713	Lattice tower	350 ft	2024	Baudette	Minnesota, State of
1281178	Tower	350 ft	2012	Baudette	Minnesota, State of
1281179	Tower	350 ft	2012	Williams	Minnesota, State of
1281181	Lattice tower	350 ft	2020	Roosevelt	Minnesota, State of
1318727	Guyed tower	334 ft	2022	Baudette	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1018635	Lattice tower	326 ft	2015	Roosevelt	Minnesota, State of
1327373	Lattice tower	326 ft	2024	Roosevelt	Minnesota, State of
1024494	Tower	324 ft	1977	Williams	LAKE OF THE WOODS, COUNTY OF
1024495	Tower	324 ft	1977	Baudette	LAKE OF THE WOODS, COUNTY OF
1024493	Tower	320 ft	1977	Wiliams	LAKE OF THE WOODS, COUNTY OF
1259787	Tower	313 ft	2010	Williams	CCATT LLC
1024253	Tower	300 ft	1991	Roosevelt	WIKSTROM TELEPHONE CO INC
1328931	Lattice tower	150 ft	2024	Baudette	Wikstrom Telephone Company
1207159	Tower	120 ft	1992	Baudette	Minnesota, State of
1297060	Monopole	113 ft	2016	Baudette	CCATT LLC
1265860	Tower	50 ft	2009	Baudette	State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics

If you have a tower lease in Lake of the Woods 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: Chisago County (21), Lincoln County (21), Chippewa County (20), Waseca County (20), Isanti County (19).

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.