Cell towers in Colfax County, NM

The FCC registry lists 17 constructed antenna structures in Colfax County, 1% of New Mexico's 1,180. Ownership is spread across 13 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 3 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 17
2Tallest 300 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 195 ft) 148 ft

Structures

rank 23 of 33 in NM

Most common type

Monopole

35% of structures

Over 200 feet

24% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

24% built then

Who owns the towers in Colfax County

13 different registrants own the 17 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name 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 Colfax County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 148 feet, 47 feet shorter than the New Mexico median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Springer at 300 feet, built in 1987. More than in any other decade, 24% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Colfax 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
1003279	Guyed tower	300 ft	1987	Springer	American Towers LLC
1003280	Tower	220 ft	1987	Raton	Key Communications, Inc.
1051897	Guyed tower	209 ft	1995	Raton	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1007707	Tower	203 ft	1948	Raton	RATON BROADCASTING CO
1285913	Lattice tower	195 ft	2012	Cimarron	Private owner (name withheld)
1289264	Monopole	195 ft	2001	Cimarron	American Towers LLC
1327454	Guyed tower	180 ft	2025	Raton	SpectraComm, LLC
1248835	Lattice tower	150 ft	2005	Angel Fire	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1002881	Tower	148 ft	1985	Raton	NEW MEXICO, STATE OF
1289871	Monopole	125 ft	2014	Angel Fire	EIP Holdings IV, LLC
1059885	Lattice tower	120 ft	2014	Raton	BACA VALLEY TELEPHONE COMPANY INC
1320343	Monopole	85 ft	2022	Cimarron	EIP Holdings IV, LLC
1003749	Pole	82 ft	1993	Raton	Qwest Corporation
1266435	Monopole	64 ft	2025	Cimarron	EIP Holdings IV, LLC
1202386	Monopole	62 ft	1999	Angel Fire	American Towers LLC
1271902	Monopole	56 ft	2010	Angel Fire	Excomm, LLC
1250041	Other or unspecified	33 ft	2005	Anglefire	Colfax County

If you have a tower lease in Colfax 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 New Mexico with similar tower counts: Roosevelt County (20), Union County (19), Socorro County (18), Hidalgo County (17), Quay County (17).

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.