Cell towers in Mountrail County, ND

The FCC registry lists 50 constructed antenna structures in Mountrail County, 4% of North Dakota's 1,212. Ownership is spread across 24 registrants; the largest, Northwest Dakota Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership, has 8 (16%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 9 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 50
2Tallest 475 ft
3Largest owner Northwest Dakota Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
4Median height (state 260 ft) 254 ft

Structures

rank 6 of 53 in ND

Most common type

Tower

38% of structures

Over 200 feet

58% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

56% built then

Who owns the towers in Mountrail County

24 different registrants own the 50 structures. 4 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 Mountrail County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 254 feet, close to the North Dakota median of 260 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Ross at 475 feet, built in 2010. Most 56% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Mountrail 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
1248153	Guyed tower	475 ft	2010	Ross	CCATT LLC
1309972	Guyed tower	415 ft	2019	Berthold	Municipal Shale V, LLC
1294589	Guyed tower	401 ft	2017	White Earth	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1253438	Tower	392 ft	2006	White Earth	Northwest Dakota Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1253885	Tower	340 ft	2006	Blaisdell	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1261980	Tower	340 ft	2008	Stanley	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1269256	Tower	340 ft	2009	White Earth	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1039993	Tower	330 ft	1961	Blaisdell	NORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF
1039475	Tower	320 ft	1994	Stanley	K2 Towers III, LLC
1043199	Tower	319 ft	1995	Parshall	K2 Towers III, LLC
1271262	Guyed tower	319 ft	2009	Parshall	K2 Towers III, LLC
1061353	Guyed tower	316 ft	1990	Stanley	MOUNTRAIL WILLIAMS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
1284984	Lattice tower	309 ft	2012	Stanley	American Towers LLC
1278178	Guyed tower	308 ft	2012	Blaisdell	American Towers LLC
1279819	Tower	300 ft	2011	Plaza	Private owner (name withheld)
1279820	Tower	300 ft	2011	Palermo	Private owner (name withheld)
1294365	Guyed tower	298 ft	2014	White Earth	Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC
1285489	Lattice tower	296 ft	2013	Blaisdell	BASIN ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE
1286018	Lattice tower	296 ft	2013	White Earth	BASIN ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE
1293137	Guyed tower	260 ft	2014	Ross	Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC
1294898	Lattice tower	259 ft	2022	White Earth	Northwest Dakota Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1296526	Lattice tower	259 ft	2015	New Town	SBA Towers VI, LLC
1264341	Tower	257 ft	2008	New Town	Northwest Dakota Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1296527	Lattice tower	257 ft	2015	New Town	SBA Towers VI, LLC
1283551	Guyed tower	255 ft	2012	Stanley	Northwest Dakota Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1295308	Lattice tower	254 ft	2015	Ross	Northwest Dakota Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1294888	Lattice tower	244 ft	2015	New Town	Northwest Dakota Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1313489	Guyed tower	225 ft	1957	Ross	Kohler Communications Inc.
1286379	Mast	206 ft	2014	Plaza	Northwest Dakota Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1202331	Tower	199 ft	1977	Stanley	Midstate Telephone Company
1303177	Lattice tower	199 ft	2014	Stanley	American Towers LLC
1303182	Lattice tower	198 ft	2014	Ross	American Towers LLC
1303984	Lattice tower	198 ft	2014	Palermo	American Towers LLC
1321841	Lattice tower	196 ft	2022	Ross	Basin Electric Power Cooperative
1294289	Lattice tower	180 ft	2011	Sanish	K2 Towers III, LLC
1284254	Tower	150 ft	2012	Stanley	Private owner (name withheld)
1295474	Lattice tower	150 ft	2015	Stanley	EOG Resources, Inc.
1208967	Tower	133 ft	1996	Tioga	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.
1286235	Monopole	129 ft	2013	New Town	Northwest Dakota Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1237904	Tower	119 ft	2002	Stanley	MOUNTRAIL COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
1046484	Lattice tower	104 ft	2000	Stanley	BNSF Railway Co.
1061354	Tower	59 ft	1991	Stanley	MOUNTRAIL WILLIAMS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
1205415	Tower	52 ft	1997	Stanley	Private owner (name withheld)
1277555	Tower	50 ft	2012	Stanley	BNSF Railway CO.
1277557	Tower	50 ft	2012	Stanley	BNSF Railway Co.
1291632	Monopole	50 ft	2015	Stanley	BNSF Railway CO.
1297255	Monopole	50 ft	2016	Stanley	BNSF Railway Company
1289732	Monopole	43 ft	2006	Stanley	BNSF Railway CO.
1264344	Tower	35 ft	2008	Stanley	Stanley Municipal Airport Authority
1243092	On a building	30 ft	2004	Stanley	North Dakota, State of / Atmospheric Resource Board

If you have a tower lease in Mountrail 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: Ward County (83), Burleigh County (66), Stutsman County (51), Morton County (46), McKenzie County (44).

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.