Cell towers in McKenzie County, ND

The FCC registry lists 44 constructed antenna structures in McKenzie County, 4% of North Dakota's 1,212. Badlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership owns 16 of them (36%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 44
2Tallest 499 ft
3Largest owner Badlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
4Median height (state 260 ft) 265 ft

Structures

rank 8 of 53 in ND

Most common type

Lattice tower

36% of structures

Over 200 feet

68% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

57% built then

Who owns the towers in McKenzie County

21 different registrants own the 44 structures. 3 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names 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 McKenzie County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 265 feet, close to the North Dakota median of 260 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Watford City at 499 feet, built in 2010. Most 57% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in McKenzie 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
1031572	Guyed tower	499 ft	2010	Watford City	CCATT LLC
1291384	Guyed tower	449 ft	2014	Four Bears	Fort Berthold Communications Enterprises
1252415	Guyed tower	420 ft	2006	Watford	Badlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1295205	Guyed tower	415 ft	2015	Mandaree	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1306887	Guyed tower	415 ft	2019	Alexander	Municipal Communications, LLC
1257675	Guyed tower	410 ft	2010	Grassy Butte	CCATT LLC
1314039	Guyed tower	405 ft	2020	Alexander	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1238382	Tower	353 ft	2004	Cartwright	P&A Media LLC
1291675	Lattice tower	330 ft	2014	Arnegard	Badlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1275216	Tower	325 ft	2010	Keene	K2 Towers III, LLC
1312469	Guyed tower	315 ft	2019	Cartwright	Municipal Shale V, LLC
1313230	Lattice tower	315 ft	2020	Banks	Municipal Communications, LLC
1058685	Guyed tower	310 ft	1997	Arnegard	K2 Towers III, LLC
1217117	Tower	300 ft	2000	Watford City	ONEOK Rockies Midstream L.L.C.
1293806	Lattice tower	299 ft	2015	New Town	Badlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1295282	Lattice tower	299 ft	2020	Keene	Badlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1285482	Lattice tower	296 ft	2013	Alexander	BASIN ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE
1296887	Lattice tower	296 ft	2016	Cartwright	Basin Electric Power Cooperative
1297744	Lattice tower	296 ft	2016	Watford City	Basin Electric Power Cooperative
1273184	Tower	275 ft	2011	Alexander	Octagon Towers, LLC
1286296	Lattice tower	269 ft	2013	Watford City	Badlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1279792	Tower	266 ft	2011	Alexander	Badlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1293842	Lattice tower	264 ft	2015	Keene	Badlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1271559	Tower	262 ft	2010	Mandaree	Octagon Towers, LLC
1286843	Lattice tower	259 ft	2013	Alexander	Badlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1289335	Lattice tower	259 ft	2013	Keene	Badlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1299381	Lattice tower	259 ft	2019	Watford City	Badlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1038866	Tower	235 ft	1968	Keene	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1039989	Tower	230 ft	1961	Arnegard	NORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF
1051198	Guyed tower	210 ft	1983	Watford City	KOTANA COMMUNICATIONS INC
1293342	Lattice tower	195 ft	2014	Watford	Badlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1311881	Monopole	155 ft	2020	Watford City	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1064243	Tower	151 ft	1989	Watford City	MCKENZIE, COUNTY OF
1300970	Monopole	148 ft	2021	Watford City	Badlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1282952	Tower	139 ft	2012	Watford City	Badlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1293673	Pole	109 ft	2014	Watford	Badlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1299481	Monopole	86 ft	2016	Watford City	Badlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1331073	Lattice tower	80 ft	2024	Wafford City	Private owner (name withheld)
1204700	Pole	71 ft	1983	Watford City	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co
1039988	Tower	69 ft	1996	Trotters	NORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF
1293517	Monopole	59 ft	2014	Watford City	Badlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1319678	Lattice tower	37 ft	2021	Watford City	Private owner (name withheld)
1320218	Lattice tower	37 ft	2021	Watford City	Private owner (name withheld)
1258039	Tower	30 ft	2007	Watford City	Watford City Municipal Airport Authority

If you have a tower lease in McKenzie 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: Stutsman County (51), Mountrail County (50), Morton County (46), Barnes County (36), Grand Forks County (33).

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.