Cell towers in Jefferson County, MT

The FCC registry lists 20 constructed antenna structures in Jefferson County, 2% of Montana's 1,057. Ownership is spread across 14 registrants; the largest, Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership, has 4 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 20
2Tallest 310 ft
3Largest owner Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
4Median height (state 150 ft) 186 ft

Structures

rank 19 of 56 in MT

Most common type

Tower

40% of structures

Over 200 feet

45% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

25% built then

Who owns the towers in Jefferson County

14 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 Jefferson County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 186 feet, 36 feet taller than the Montana median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a lattice tower near Three Forks at 310 feet, built in 2023. More than in any other decade, 25% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Jefferson 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
1324258	Lattice tower	310 ft	2023	Three Forks	Vertical Bridge Development, LLC
1208758	Tower	296 ft	1988	(Near) East Helena	KGR, LLC
1051224	Tower	283 ft	1997	Butte	Cowles Montana Media Company
1219956	Guyed tower	260 ft	2000	Whitehall	American Towers LLC
1000778	Tower	213 ft	1971	Butte	Sinclair Television of Montana, LLC
1239631	Tower	210 ft	2004	Basin	Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1000552	Lattice tower	205 ft	1966	Clancy	American Towers LLC
1001059	Tower	203 ft	1956	Butte	Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC
1031582	Lattice tower	203 ft	1984	Butte	BUTTE BROADCASTING INC
1319529	Lattice tower	199 ft	2021	Butte	Skyway Towers, LLC
1226814	Lattice tower	173 ft	2020	Whitehall	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1059858	Lattice tower	164 ft	2003	Boulder	Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1003797	Tower	109 ft	1995	Butte	Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1208482	Tower	100 ft	1995	Butte	NorthWestern Corporation
1012483	Pole	78 ft	2010	Boulder	Octagon Towers, LLC
1237500	Tower	75 ft	2012	Boulder	Clearview Tower Company III, LLC
1003801	Pole	73 ft	2005	East Helena	Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1269624	Pole	49 ft	2010	Boulder	Boulder TV Translator District
1269623	Pole	30 ft	2010	Boulder	Boulder TV Translator District
1269924	Pole	30 ft	2010	Boulder	Boulder TV Translator District

If you have a tower lease in Jefferson 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: Rosebud County (22), Blaine County (21), Phillips County (21), Custer County (17), Hill County (17).

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.