#23 of 53 ND counties · 16 structures

Cell towers in Bowman County, ND

The FCC registry lists 16 constructed antenna structures in Bowman County, 1% of North Dakota's 1,212. Ownership is spread across 13 registrants; the largest, BNSF Railway, has 3 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 1 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 16
2Tallest 492 ft
3Largest owner BNSF Railway
4Median height (state 260 ft) 91 ft

Structures

rank 23 of 53 in ND

Most common type

Tower

50% of structures

Over 200 feet

19% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

38% built then

Who owns the towers in Bowman County

13 different registrants own the 16 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 Bowman County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 91 feet, 169 feet shorter than the North Dakota median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Scranton at 492 feet, built in 1991. More than in any other decade, 38% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Bowman 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
1057664	Tower	492 ft	1991	Scranton	American Towers LLC
1039982	Tower	330 ft	1961	Bowman	NORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF
1283746	Guyed tower	255 ft	2012	Bowman	Badlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1314954	Monopole	199 ft	2020	Rhame	Municipal Communications, LLC
1057669	Tower	197 ft	1997	Bowman	K2 Towers II, LLC
1057670	Tower	197 ft	1975	Bowman	K2 Towers II, LLC
1286936	Lattice tower	120 ft	2014	Rhame	Bowman County
1264563	Tower	100 ft	2008	Bowman	BOWMAN, COUNTY OF
1330913	Lattice tower	82 ft	2025	Bowman	State of North Dakota
1046458	Lattice tower	80 ft	1988	Bowman	BNSF Railway Co.
1238933	Other or unspecified	60 ft	2004	Bowman	Bowman County Airport Authority
1297302	Lattice tower	55 ft	2015	Bowman	North Dakota, State of
1040020	Tower	51 ft	1976	Bowman	NORTH DAKO, STATE OF
1282682	Tower	50 ft	2013	Bowman	BNSF Railway Co.
1282683	Tower	50 ft	2013	Bowman	BNSF Railway Co.
1292602	Lattice tower	30 ft	2014	Bowman	BOWMAN REGIONAL AIRPORT

If you have a tower lease in Bowman 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: Burke County (19), Bottineau County (18), McHenry County (18), Divide County (16), Walsh County (16).

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.