#39 of 53 ND counties · 10 structures

Cell towers in Adams County, ND

The FCC registry lists 10 constructed antenna structures in Adams County, 1% of North Dakota's 1,212. Ownership is spread across 9 registrants; the largest, MONTANA DAKOTA UTILITIES CO, has 2 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 2 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 10
2Tallest 415 ft
3Largest owner MONTANA DAKOTA UTILITIES CO
4Median height (state 260 ft) 200 ft

Structures

rank 39 of 53 in ND

Most common type

Tower

40% of structures

Over 200 feet

50% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

60% built then

Who owns the towers in Adams County

9 different registrants own the 10 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.

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 200 feet, 60 feet shorter than the North Dakota median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Regent at 415 feet, built in 2019. Most 60% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Adams 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
1309974	Guyed tower	415 ft	2019	Regent	Municipal Shale V, LLC
1286502	Lattice tower	308 ft	2013	Reeder	American Towers LLC
1315357	Lattice tower	262 ft	2021	Hettinger	MONTANA DAKOTA UTILITIES CO
1039983	Tower	230 ft	1961	Regent	NORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF
1038535	Tower	203 ft	1952	Hettinger	MONTANA DAKOTA UTILITIES CO
1276966	Tower	196 ft	2011	Hettinger	Badlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1249528	Tower	193 ft	2010	Hettinger	CCATT LLC
1033991	Guyed tower	164 ft	1954	Hettinger	Schweitzer Media, Inc.
1301812	Guyed tower	150 ft	2017	Hettinger	Kohler Communications Inc.
1276698	Lattice tower	110 ft	2010	Hettinger	BNSF Railway Company

If you have a tower lease in Adams 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 North Dakota with similar tower counts: Sheridan County (12), McIntosh County (11), Sargent County (11), Pierce County (10), Renville County (10).

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.