Montana / Lewis and Clark County

#2 of 56 MT counties · 60 structures

Cell towers in Lewis and Clark County, MT

The FCC registry lists 60 constructed antenna structures in Lewis and Clark County, 6% of Montana's 1,057 — one of the three most in the state. Ownership is spread across 28 registrants; the largest, Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership, has 10 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 15 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 60
  2. 2Tallest 336 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
  4. 4Median height (state 150 ft) 100 ft
Structures
60
rank 2 of 56 in MT
Most common type
Tower
42% of structures
Over 200 feet
7
12% of structures
Peak build decade
2010s
33% built then

Who owns the towers in Lewis and Clark County

28 different registrants own the 60 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name 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 Monta10SBA Communications6BNSF Railway6NorthWestern Corporation5Crown Castle5VB-S1 Assets, LLC4American Tower4MONTANA, STATE OF2
Constructed structures in Lewis and Clark County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 100 feet, 50 feet shorter than the Montana median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Simms at 336 feet, built in 1961. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 2010s.

Tower25Lattice tower11Pole7Monopole6Other or unspecified5On a building3Mast2Guyed tower1
Structures in Lewis and Clark County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
31960s41970s41980s111990s122000s202010s62020s
Structures in Lewis and Clark 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
1000556Tower336 ft1961SimmsMobile Communications Service
1267319Guyed tower315 ft2009FairfieldAmerican Towers LLC
1000372Other or unspecified266 ft1976HelenaVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1000373Other or unspecified266 ft1976HelenaVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1000374Other or unspecified266 ft1976HelenaVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1000375Other or unspecified266 ft1976HelenaVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1023315Tower250 ft1962Great FallsNorthWestern Corporation
1006585Tower199 ft1990HelenaSBA Towers II LLC
1267089Monopole199 ft2009HelenaAmerican Towers LLC
1288927Lattice tower199 ft2014HelenaSBA Towers IX, LLC
1291037Lattice tower199 ft2014HelenaSBA Towers IX, LLC
1290261Lattice tower197 ft2014HelenaSBA Towers IX, LLC
1003790Tower169 ft1990HelenaGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1285235Lattice tower161 ft2013LincolnGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1307897Lattice tower156 ft2019HelenaAmerican Towers LLC
1286982Lattice tower155 ft2013HelenaSBA Towers VI, LLC
1287152Lattice tower154 ft2015HelenaSBA Towers IX, LLC
1000371Tower141 ft1989HelenaCAPRI INC DBA = KMTX
1237544Tower137 ft2003HelenaMacPass Radio, LLC
1049709Tower129 ft1988HelenaMONTANA, STATE OF
1255535Pole118 ft2010LincolnCCATT LLC
1000837Tower115 ft1995HelenaVertical Bridge CCR, LLC
1263124Pole115 ft2010HelenaCCATT LLC
1290519Lattice tower115 ft2014HelenaGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1214702Pole112 ft2010HelenaCCATT LLC
1003794Tower110 ft1994CascadeGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1237499Tower110 ft2008EllistonClearview Tower Company III, LLC
1286310Lattice tower105 ft2013HelenaGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1000370Tower100 ft1983HelenaCAPRI INC DBA = KMTX
1013292Lattice tower100 ft1968HelenaBNSF Railway Co.
1065063Tower100 ft1995HelenaMONTANA, STATE OF
1277708Tower100 ft2011HelenaNorthWestern Corporation
1208354Tower98 ft1986HelenaHELENA POLICE DEPARTMENT/LEWIS & CLARK SHERIFF'S OFFICE
1239513Pole92 ft2004HelenaGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1053186Tower90 ft1997HelenaPrivate owner (name withheld)
1236378Tower89 ft2010HelenaCCATT LLC
1059779Monopole86 ft1998HelenaAmerican Towers LLC
1249653Tower86 ft2005HelenaBNSF Railway Co.
1211847Other or unspecified85 ft2015HelenaZayo Group, LLC
1238059Pole82 ft2010HelenaCCATT LLC
1246290Mast81 ft2005HelenaGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1252684Mast75 ft2006HelenaGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1261870Tower75 ft2008HelenaMontana Internet Corp
1281380On a building70 ft2010HelenaAT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1299970On a building67 ft2021HelenaT-Mobile West LLC
1278828Tower60 ft2011HelenaMontana Internet Corporation
1321149Pole60 ft2024HelenaGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1328462Monopole60 ft2024HelenaBNSF Railway Co
1038106On a building55 ft1992HelenaNorthWestern Corporation
1252881Tower51 ft2006HelenaLewis & Clark County Sheriff
1286029Pole50 ft2015East HelenaGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1065888Tower49 ft1997HelenaHELENA, CITY OF
1277823Tower48 ft2004HelenaLewis & Clark County
1205792Tower41 ft2002HelenaInternational Communications Group, Inc. d/b/a Corban Networks
1304782Lattice tower40 ft2018HelenaThe Montana Radio Company, LLC
1328360Monopole40 ft2024HelenaBNSF Railway Co.
1328463Monopole40 ft2024East HelenaBNSF Railway Co
1328467Monopole40 ft2024HelenaBNSF Railway Co
1026666Tower35 ft1992East HelenaNorthWestern Corporation
1028719Tower24 ft1997East HelenaNorthWestern Corporation

If you have a tower lease in Lewis and Clark 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: Yellowstone County (87), Missoula County (60), Flathead County (59), Gallatin County (49), Cascade County (43).

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.