Cell towers in Powell County, MT

The FCC registry lists 12 constructed antenna structures in Powell County, 1% of Montana's 1,057. Ownership is spread across 12 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 1 (8%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 2 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 12
2Tallest 220 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 150 ft) 79 ft

Structures

rank 32 of 56 in MT

Most common type

Tower

50% of structures

Over 200 feet

17% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

42% built then

Who owns the towers in Powell County

12 different registrants own the 12 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.

Constructed structures in Powell County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 79 feet, 71 feet shorter than the Montana median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a lattice tower near Helmville at 220 feet, built in 1973. More than in any other decade, 42% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Powell 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
1061258	Lattice tower	220 ft	1973	Helmville	BNSF Railway Co.
1014766	Tower	217 ft	2010	Frontier	CCATT LLC
1281932	Tower	199 ft	2011	Ovando	K2 Towers, LLC
1007632	Tower	183 ft	1960	Deer Lodge	Private owner (name withheld)
1256434	Lattice tower	154 ft	2007	Deer Lodge	American Towers LLC
1295968	Guyed tower	80 ft	2015	Deer Lodge	Montana Correctional Enterprises
1259298	Tower	78 ft	1989	Butte	Day Management Corp. dba Day Wireless Systems
1273324	Other or unspecified	75 ft	2010	Elliston	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1208288	On a building	69 ft	2000	Deer Lodge	Montana Dept. of Corrections
1303616	Lattice tower	60 ft	2018	Deer Lodge	Dunne Communications Inc.
1237501	Tower	50 ft	2003	Gold Creek	Clearview Tower Company III, LLC
1222992	Tower	30 ft	2000	Deer Lodge	Worldwide Communications Associates Inc.

If you have a tower lease in Powell 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: Sheridan County (13), Teton County (13), McCone County (12), Chouteau County (11), Liberty County (11).

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.