Montana / Gallatin County

#5 of 56 MT counties · 49 structures

Cell towers in Gallatin County, MT

The FCC registry lists 49 constructed antenna structures in Gallatin County, 5% of Montana's 1,057. Ownership is spread across 27 registrants; the largest, Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership, has 7 (14%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 10 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 49
  2. 2Tallest 455 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
  4. 4Median height (state 150 ft) 112 ft
Structures
49
rank 5 of 56 in MT
Most common type
Monopole
29% of structures
Over 200 feet
12
24% of structures
Peak build decade
2010s
31% built then

Who owns the towers in Gallatin County

27 different registrants own the 49 structures. 3 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names this site withholds. 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.

Gold Creek Cellular of Monta7American Tower6Desert Mountain Broadcasting5Crown Castle4Qwest Corporation3Private owners3Skyway Towers3Exelis, Inc2
Constructed structures in Gallatin County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 112 feet, 38 feet shorter than the Montana median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Three Forks at 455 feet, built in 2021. More than in any other decade, 31% were built in the 2010s.

Monopole14Tower8Lattice tower7Pole7Other or unspecified6Guyed tower3On a building2Water tank1Mast1
Structures in Gallatin County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11950s11960s51970s31980s71990s52000s152010s122020s
Structures in Gallatin 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
1240789Guyed tower455 ft2021Three ForksTownsquare Media Bozeman, LLC
1001293Other or unspecified341 ft1983BelgradePrivate owner (name withheld)
1308220Guyed tower335 ft2019SedanSkyway Towers, LLC
1003811Tower312 ft1990BozemanGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1036214Other or unspecified249 ft1979BozemanDesert Mountain Broadcasting, LLC
1044243Other or unspecified249 ft1979BozemanDesert Mountain Broadcasting, LLC
1044244Other or unspecified249 ft1979BozemanDesert Mountain Broadcasting, LLC
1044245Other or unspecified249 ft1979BozemanDesert Mountain Broadcasting, LLC
1044246Other or unspecified249 ft1979BozemanDesert Mountain Broadcasting, LLC
1006712Tower248 ft1967West YellowstoneRadio West, LLC PO Box 1849 West Yellowstone, MT 59758
1036213Tower234 ft1993BozemanREIER BROADCASTING COMPANY INC
1209691Monopole205 ft1999BelgradeAmerican Towers LLC
1313574Lattice tower199 ft2020BozemanAmerican Towers LLC
1324005Lattice tower199 ft2023BelgradeVB BTS, ll, LLC
1216439Monopole197 ft2000Three ForksAmerican Towers LLC
1275571Lattice tower193 ft2010BelgradeAmerican Towers, LLC
1275398Lattice tower190 ft2007BozemanAmerican Towers LLC
1264760Pole180 ft2000BelgradeGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1269063Tower152 ft2009BozemanGallatin County
1303847Water tank146 ft2018BelgradeT-Mobile West LLC
1234241Pole130 ft2005BelgradeGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1307047Monopole130 ft2018ManhattanClearview Tower Company II, LLC
1000051Lattice tower120 ft1988West YellowstoneQwest Corporation
1323238Monopole119 ft2023BozemanTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1214701Pole112 ft2010SimmentalCCATT LLC
1277934Guyed tower112 ft2011BozemanGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1028347Tower111 ft2010West YellowstoneCCATT LLC
1329540Lattice tower110 ft2025West YellowstoneTeton Communications, Inc
1278940Monopole108 ft2011GallatinGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1299470On a building107 ft1987BozemanQwest Corporation
1212834Pole106 ft2010BelgradeCCATT LLC
1328312Monopole104 ft2025BozemanAtlas Tower 1- LLC
1332516Monopole104 ft2025BozemanSkyway Towers, LLC
1032458On a building102 ft1996BozemanFIRST BANK SYSTEM PROPERTIES MGMT
1294276Monopole100 ft2015Three ForksGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1006443Tower90 ft1996West YellowstoneGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1300734Pole75 ft2017BozemanCrown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1320275Monopole75 ft2022Big SkySkyway Towers, LLC
1288470Monopole64 ft2013BelgradeExelis, Inc
1288494Monopole63 ft2013West YellowstoneExelis, Inc
1293698Monopole60 ft2015BelgradeGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1317241Lattice tower60 ft2020BelgradeSS Ventures Inc.
1201283Pole40 ft1996Three ForksQwest Corporation
1328682Monopole40 ft2025BelgradeBNSF Railway Co
1259296Tower36 ft1954BozemanDay Management Corporation
1323777Mast36 ft2023West YellowstonePrivate owner (name withheld)
1288124Monopole26 ft1998BozemanSpectrum Pacific West, LLC
1323778Pole26 ft2023West YellowstonePrivate owner (name withheld)
1270382Tower25 ft2010West YellowstoneSTATE OF MONTANA, AERONAUTICS DIVISION

If you have a tower lease in Gallatin 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: Lewis and Clark County (60), Missoula County (60), Flathead County (59), Cascade County (43), Roosevelt County (36).

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.