#25 of 33 NM counties · 17 structures

Cell towers in Quay County, NM

The FCC registry lists 17 constructed antenna structures in Quay County, 1% of New Mexico's 1,180. American Tower owns 6 of them (35%), 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 6 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 17
2Tallest 413 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 195 ft) 250 ft

Structures

rank 25 of 33 in NM

Most common type

Tower

41% of structures

Over 200 feet

65% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

29% built then

Who owns the towers in Quay 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 Quay County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 250 feet, 55 feet taller than the New Mexico median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near San Jon at 413 feet, built in 1993. More than in any other decade, 29% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Quay 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
1005146	Guyed tower	413 ft	1993	San Jon	Alltel Corporation
1057449	Tower	367 ft	1998	Bard	American Towers LLC
1057151	Guyed tower	366 ft	1998	Tucumcari	American Towers LLC
1005327	Guyed tower	357 ft	2014	Grady	American Towers, LLC
1052109	Tower	333 ft	1987	Ragland	Quay County Government
1004618	Tower	290 ft	1982	Ragland	Private owner (name withheld)
1279073	Lattice tower	255 ft	2011	Logan	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1005478	Tower	254 ft	1954	Tucumcari	American Towers LLC
1300622	Lattice tower	250 ft	2016	Ragland	Gravity Pad BTS, LLC
1327947	Lattice tower	250 ft	2024	Tucumcari	County of Quay
1053619	Lattice tower	236 ft	1993	Tucumcari	American Towers LLC
1310143	Lattice tower	199 ft	2019	Forrest	Gravity Pad Partners, LLC
1057154	Tower	192 ft	1998	Tucumcari	American Towers LLC
1268532	Tower	169 ft	2009	Newkirk	Public Service Company of New Mexico
1300186	On a building	92 ft	1980	Tucumcari	Qwest Corporation
1203058	Tower	87 ft	1984	Logan	Bruhn Enterprises, Inc.
1209552	Mast	40 ft	2000	Logan	NEW MEXICO, STATE OF

If you have a tower lease in Quay 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: Socorro County (18), Colfax County (17), Hidalgo County (17), De Baca County (16), Mora County (13).

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.