Cell towers in Golden Valley County, ND

The FCC registry lists 15 constructed antenna structures in Golden Valley County, 1% of North Dakota's 1,212. Ownership is spread across 12 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 2 (13%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 2 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 15
2Tallest 415 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 260 ft) 106 ft

Structures

rank 26 of 53 in ND

Most common type

Tower

47% of structures

Over 200 feet

33% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

47% built then

Who owns the towers in Golden Valley County

12 different registrants own the 15 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 Golden Valley County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 106 feet, 154 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 Beach at 415 feet, built in 2019. More than in any other decade, 47% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Golden Valley 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
1310227	Guyed tower	415 ft	2019	Beach	Municipal Communications, LLC
1291827	Guyed tower	409 ft	2014	Golva	American Towers LLC
1038869	Lattice tower	282 ft	1959	Sentinel Butte	American Towers LLC
1325839	Lattice tower	255 ft	2023	Sentinel Butte	Vertical Bridge Development, LLC
1040009	Tower	230 ft	1961	Sentinel Butte	NORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF
1302508	Lattice tower	157 ft	2017	Beach	Horvath Towers V
1284487	Tower	110 ft	2012	Beach	GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY
1274682	Tower	106 ft	2010	Beach	Badlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1272194	Tower	64 ft	2010	Beach	Octagon Towers, LLC
1201522	Pole	59 ft	1960	Beach	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co
1286496	Pole	55 ft	2009	Beach	GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY
1226633	Tower	52 ft	2001	Beach	Golden Valley County
1040019	Tower	51 ft	1976	Beach	NORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF
1298625	Monopole	45 ft	2017	Beach	BNSF Railway CO.
1264167	Tower	35 ft	2008	Beach	Golden Valley County Airport Authority

If you have a tower lease in Golden Valley 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: Bowman County (16), Divide County (16), Walsh County (16), Rolette County (15), Nelson County (14).

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.