Montana / Missoula County

#3 of 56 MT counties · 60 structures

Cell towers in Missoula County, MT

The FCC registry lists 60 constructed antenna structures in Missoula 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 8 (13%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 16 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 60
  2. 2Tallest 447 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
  4. 4Median height (state 150 ft) 116 ft
Structures
60
rank 3 of 56 in MT
Most common type
Tower
40% of structures
Over 200 feet
11
18% of structures
Peak build decade
1990s
27% built then

Who owns the towers in Missoula 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 Monta8Crown Castle8American Tower8BNSF Railway6HICKMAN SITES LLC5Vertical Bridge2Townsquare Media Missoula, L2Hickman Sites LLC2
Constructed structures in Missoula County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 116 feet, 34 feet shorter than the Montana median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a other or unspecified near Orchard Homes at 447 feet, built in 1997. More than in any other decade, 27% were built in the 1990s.

Tower24Monopole17Pole8Lattice tower4Other or unspecified4Guyed tower2On a building1
Structures in Missoula County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11960s31970s61980s161990s102000s142010s102020s
Structures in Missoula 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
1052355Other or unspecified447 ft1997Orchard HomesTownsquare Media Missoula, LLC
1332068Guyed tower323 ft2026NissoulaHarmoni Towers LLC
1000400Tower300 ft1978MissoulaVertical Bridge CCR, LLC
1050430Tower292 ft1989MissoulaCowles Montana Media Company
1061254Tower290 ft1973Seeley LakeBNSF Railway Co.
1000779Tower289 ft1963MissoulaEAGLE COMMUNICATIONS INC
1001685Guyed tower286 ft1993MissoulaSHEILA CALLAHAN And FRIENDS INC DBA KMSO RADIO
1004605Lattice tower270 ft1970MissoulaScripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC
1266113Tower255 ft2009MissoulaAmerican Towers LLC
1061261Tower240 ft1996EvaroBNSF Railway Co.
1052356Other or unspecified213 ft1997Orchard HomesTownsquare Media Missoula, LLC
1265861Monopole200 ft2009GreenoughAmerican Towers LLC
1310793Lattice tower199 ft2019Seeley LakeClearview Tower Company II, LLC
1266837Monopole198 ft2009BonnerAmerican Towers LLC
1266838Pole198 ft2009CondonAmerican Towers LLC
1270965Monopole198 ft2009GreenoughAmerican Towers LLC
1031566Pole165 ft2010Seeley LakeCCATT LLC
1236864Pole165 ft2002MissoulaGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1286828Lattice tower161 ft2014East MissoulaGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1324821Monopole154 ft2023MissoulaPI Tower Development LLC
1002478Tower153 ft1993MissoulaCutthroat Communications
1000401Tower141 ft1993MissoulaVertical Bridge CCR, LLC
1280508Monopole139 ft2010MissoulaAT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1316562On a building139 ft2021MissoulaT-Mobile West LLC
1065041Tower128 ft1992MissoulaHICKMAN SITES LLC
1065036Tower121 ft1987MissoulaHICKMAN SITES LLC
1202638Tower120 ft1995MissoulaHickman Sites LLC
1219176Tower120 ft2001CondonMissoula County
1033783Pole119 ft1997MissoulaAmerican Towers LLC
1065040Tower118 ft1988MissoulaHICKMAN SITES LLC
1210148Monopole114 ft2022MissoulaCCATT LLC
1215784Tower113 ft2010MissoulaCCATT LLC
1281382Tower111 ft2010MissoulaCCATT LLC
1003787Tower110 ft1995East MissoulaNorthWestern Corporation
1279875Pole110 ft2010MissoulaCCATT LLC
1033788Monopole105 ft1997LoloAmerican Towers, LLC
1292499Monopole105 ft2014MissoulaGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1003791Tower103 ft1990MissoulaVB ACQUISITIONS LLC
1065037Tower98 ft1993MissoulaHICKMAN SITES LLC
1033790Pole90 ft1997MissoulaGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1266717Monopole89 ft2025MissoulaCCATT LLC
1270617Tower87 ft2010MissoulaCCATT LLC
1264785Tower85 ft2008MissoulaClearview Tower Company III, LLC
1254615Tower84 ft2006MissoulaGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1259297Other or unspecified73 ft1989MissoulaGrizzly Broadband, LLC
1259300Other or unspecified73 ft1989MissoulaTowerCo 2013 LLC
1262214Tower65 ft2010MissoulaCCATT LLC
1289109Monopole65 ft2014MissoulaGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1047704Pole63 ft1997MissoulaHICKMAN SITES LLC
1315303Monopole60 ft2025MissoulaPI Tower Development LLC
1307125Monopole55 ft2019MissoulaGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1328820Monopole50 ft2024De SmetBNSF Railway Co
1328861Monopole50 ft2024De SmetBNSF Railway Co
1288290Monopole48 ft2014MissoulaGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1328361Monopole40 ft2024ClintonBNSF Railway Co.
1328406Monopole38 ft2024ClintonBNSF Railway Co.
1301957Lattice tower30 ft2017MissoulaGrizzly Broadband, LLC
1202639Tower26 ft1985MissoulaHickman Sites LLC
1003788Tower22 ft1995East MissoulaGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1238847Pole20 ft2003MissoulaPrivate owner (name withheld)

If you have a tower lease in Missoula 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), Lewis and Clark 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.