Montana / Silver Bow County

#13 of 56 MT counties · 24 structures

Cell towers in Silver Bow County, MT

The FCC registry lists 24 constructed antenna structures in Silver Bow County, 2% of Montana's 1,057. Ownership is spread across 13 registrants; the largest, Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership, has 6 (25%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 24
  2. 2Tallest 328 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
  4. 4Median height (state 150 ft) 103 ft
Structures
24
rank 13 of 56 in MT
Most common type
Lattice tower
25% of structures
Over 200 feet
5
21% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
29% built then

Who owns the towers in Silver Bow County

13 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.

Gold Creek Cellular of Monta6NorthWestern Corporation4BUTTE BROADCASTING INC3Crown Castle2American Tower2Qwest Corporation1Vertical Bridge1Butte-Silver Bow County1
Constructed structures in Silver Bow County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 103 feet, 47 feet shorter than the Montana median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Butte at 328 feet, built in 1948. More than in any other decade, 29% were built in the 2000s.

Lattice tower6Tower5Guyed tower5Pole4On a building2Monopole2
Structures in Silver Bow County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11980s41990s72000s62010s32020s
Structures in Silver Bow 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
1038312Guyed tower328 ft1948ButteBUTTE BROADCASTING INC
1038313Guyed tower328 ft1948ButteBUTTE BROADCASTING INC
1038394Guyed tower328 ft1948ButteBUTTE BROADCASTING INC
1330139Lattice tower305 ft2025DivideGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1007672Tower238 ft2006ButteVertical Bridge CCR, LLC
1321377Lattice tower199 ft2021ButteSkyway Towers, LLC
1292374Lattice tower160 ft2015ButteGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1323672Guyed tower141 ft2023ButteOld Fashion Baptist Church
1209286On a building136 ft2000ButteNorthWestern Corporation
1237244Pole110 ft2003ButteGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1003798Tower109 ft1990WalkervilleGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1235751Monopole106 ft2003ButteGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1059781Pole100 ft1998ButteGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1296972Monopole100 ft1998ButteAmerican Towers LLC
1253493On a building98 ft2003ButteButte-Silver Bow County
1259462Tower96 ft2010ButteCCATT LLC
1028342Lattice tower89 ft2010ButteCCATT LLC
1000052Lattice tower83 ft1990ButteQwest Corporation
1299819Pole70 ft2017ButteGold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1235048Tower60 ft2002WalkervilleNorthWestern Corporation
1038105Tower50 ft1980ButteNorthWestern Corporation
1311404Lattice tower46 ft2018ButteiSmart Mobile LLC
1265882Pole33 ft2009ButteMontana Department of Transportation
1294030Guyed tower29 ft2015ButteNorthWestern Corporation

If you have a tower lease in Silver Bow 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: Sanders County (28), Carbon County (27), Lake County (24), Dawson County (23), Richland 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.