Montana / Deer Lodge County

#36 of 56 MT counties · 10 structures

Cell towers in Deer Lodge County, MT

The FCC registry lists 10 constructed antenna structures in Deer Lodge County, 1% of Montana's 1,057. Ownership is spread across 8 registrants; the largest, NorthWestern Corporation, has 2 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 1 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 10
  2. 2Tallest 355 ft
  3. 3Largest owner NorthWestern Corporation
  4. 4Median height (state 150 ft) 115 ft
Structures
10
rank 36 of 56 in MT
Most common type
Tower
30% of structures
Over 200 feet
3
30% of structures
Peak build decade
2020s
40% built then

Who owns the towers in Deer Lodge County

8 different registrants own the 10 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.

NorthWestern Corporation2Bridger Cell Assets, LLC2Gold Creek Cellular of Monta1AT&T1American Tower1Hoosier Towers, LLC.1Skyway Towers1Anaconda-Deer Lodge County1
Constructed structures in Deer Lodge County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 115 feet, 35 feet shorter than the Montana median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Anaconda at 355 feet, built in 2024. More than in any other decade, 40% were built in the 2020s.

Tower3Lattice tower3Guyed tower2Pole1Monopole1
Structures in Deer Lodge County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11980s31990s12000s12010s42020s
Structures in Deer Lodge 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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1329051Guyed tower355 ft2024AnacondaBridger Cell Assets, LLC
1331522Lattice tower355 ft2025Wise RiverBridger Cell Assets, LLC
1003795Guyed tower205 ft1992AnacondaGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1321376Lattice tower199 ft2021Deer LodgeSkyway Towers, LLC
1024160Tower120 ft1990AnacondaNorthWestern Corporation
1265010Tower110 ft2009AnacondaAmerican Towers LLC
1038605Pole109 ft2010AnacondaNew Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC
1319158Monopole101 ft1998AnacondaHoosier Towers, LLC.
1024161Tower90 ft1982AnacondaNorthWestern Corporation
1326553Lattice tower33 ft2024AnacondaAnaconda-Deer Lodge County

If you have a tower lease in Deer Lodge 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 Montana with similar tower counts: Chouteau County (11), Liberty County (11), Musselshell County (11), Madison County (10), Mineral County (10).

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.