Cell towers in Grant County, NM

The FCC registry lists 12 constructed antenna structures in Grant County, 1% of New Mexico's 1,180. Ownership is spread across 10 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 3 (25%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 7 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 12
2Tallest 304 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 195 ft) 182 ft

Structures

rank 29 of 33 in NM

Most common type

Tower

50% of structures

Over 200 feet

25% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

42% built then

Who owns the towers in Grant County

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 182 feet, 13 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 Hurley at 304 feet, built in 2005. More than in any other decade, 42% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Grant 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
1248137	Guyed tower	304 ft	2005	Hurley	SBA Towers, LLC
1230593	Tower	255 ft	2002	Separ	Crown Communication LLC
1248105	Lattice tower	255 ft	2006	Bayard	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1024281	Tower	193 ft	1995	San Lorenzo	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1331942	Lattice tower	190 ft	2025	Santa Rita	Freeport Minerals Corporation - Chino Mine Company C/O Advanced Tower Services, LLC
1221095	Tower	183 ft	2000	Silver City	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1301444	Lattice tower	180 ft	2017	Mimbres	Branch Towers, LLC
1248413	Tower	140 ft	1989	Lordsburg	American Towers LLC
1300274	Monopole	100 ft	2016	Silver City	Sun State Towers, LLC.
1257960	Tower	80 ft	2007	Silver City	American Towers LLC
1302553	Monopole	69 ft	2018	Silver City	Sun State Towers, LLC.
1206599	Tower	37 ft	1990	Silver City	STATE OF NEW MEXICO AVIATION DIVISION

If you have a tower lease in Grant 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: De Baca County (16), Mora County (13), Sierra County (13), Taos County (11).

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.