Montana / Lake County
#12 of 56 MT counties · 24 structures
Cell towers in Lake County, MT
The FCC registry lists 24 constructed antenna structures in Lake County, 2% of Montana's 1,057. Ownership is spread across 16 registrants; the largest, Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership, has 4 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 24
- 2Tallest 553 ft
- 3Largest owner Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
- 4Median height (state 150 ft) 140 ft
Who owns the towers in Lake County
16 different registrants own the 24 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 140 feet, close to the Montana median of 150 feet. The tallest is a other or unspecified near Polson at 553 feet, built in 2004. More than in any other decade, 38% were built in the 2010s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1002192 | Other or unspecified | 553 ft | 2004 | Polson | ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY |
| 1002191 | Tower | 498 ft | 1981 | Big Arm | Anderson Radio Broadcasting Company |
| 1261669 | Tower | 295 ft | 2001 | Polson | US Coast Guard Navigation Center |
| 1002193 | Other or unspecified | 255 ft | 2004 | Polson | ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY |
| 1003775 | Tower | 193 ft | 2003 | Ravalli | Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership |
| 1316862 | Lattice tower | 183 ft | 2021 | St. Ignatius | International Towers, LLC |
| 1316864 | Lattice tower | 183 ft | 2021 | Polson | International Towers, LLC |
| 1316965 | Lattice tower | 183 ft | 2021 | Polson | International Towers, LLC |
| 1289455 | Lattice tower | 179 ft | 2014 | St Ignatius | American Towers LLC |
| 1297786 | Lattice tower | 160 ft | 2016 | Pablo | Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership |
| 1244496 | Tower | 157 ft | 2010 | Polson | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1267101 | Monopole | 154 ft | 2000 | Ronan | American Towers LLC |
| 1251344 | Tower | 127 ft | 2006 | Ronan | Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership |
| 1218671 | Tower | 108 ft | 2001 | Polson | Unison Towers US, LLC |
| 1023317 | Tower | 80 ft | 1957 | Polson | NorthWestern Corporation |
| 1299245 | Monopole | 75 ft | 2016 | Polson | Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership |
| 1236379 | Tower | 72 ft | 2010 | Polson | CCATT LLC |
| 1062201 | Pole | 69 ft | 1986 | Polson | POLSON SCHOOL DISTRICT 23 |
| 1032302 | Tower | 62 ft | 1994 | Polson | NorthWestern Corporation |
| 1287291 | Lattice tower | 59 ft | 2014 | Polson | Mission Valley Power |
| 1277106 | Tower | 46 ft | 2010 | Polson | ITT Corporation |
| 1242285 | Tower | 30 ft | 1984 | Polson | BlackTail TV Tax District |
| 1267271 | Tower | 30 ft | 2010 | Polson | Lake, County |
| 1303742 | Lattice tower | 30 ft | 2017 | Ronan | RONAN AIRPORT |
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 Montana with similar tower counts: Big Horn County (28), Sanders County (28), Carbon County (27), Silver Bow County (24), Dawson County (23).
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.