New Mexico / Rio Arriba County
#18 of 33 NM counties · 23 structures
Cell towers in Rio Arriba County, NM
The FCC registry lists 23 constructed antenna structures in Rio Arriba County, 2% of New Mexico's 1,180. Ownership is spread across 18 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 5 (22%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 10 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 23
- 2Tallest 1214 ft
- 3Largest owner SBA Communications
- 4Median height (state 195 ft) 154 ft
Who owns the towers in Rio Arriba County
18 different registrants own the 23 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 154 feet, 41 feet shorter than the New Mexico median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Alcalde at 1214 feet, built in 1999. More than in any other decade, 35% were built in the 2010s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1056007 | Tower | 1214 ft | 1999 | Alcalde | Hutton Broadcasting LLC |
| 1005152 | Guyed tower | 421 ft | 2010 | Lindrith | American Towers LLC |
| 1311057 | Guyed tower | 400 ft | 2022 | Canjilon | StratCap Wireless Group |
| 1005151 | Lattice tower | 375 ft | 2010 | Espanola | American Towers LLC |
| 1038426 | Tower | 315 ft | 1996 | Lybrook | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1003837 | Tower | 253 ft | 1962 | Espanola | RICHARD L GARCIA BROADCASTING INC DBA = KDCE RADIO |
| 1251361 | Tower | 253 ft | 2010 | Lindrith | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1287027 | Lattice tower | 202 ft | 1996 | Espanola | T-Mobile West Tower LLC |
| 1047460 | Mast | 196 ft | 2010 | Canones | CCATT LLC |
| 1064838 | Tower | 168 ft | 2000 | Dulce | JICARILLA APACHE TRIBE |
| 1019210 | Tower | 157 ft | 1994 | Lindrith | Enterprise Products Operating, LLC |
| 1243222 | Mast | 154 ft | 2004 | Lindrith | Enterprise Products Operating, LLC |
| 1287209 | Lattice tower | 131 ft | 2013 | Lindrith | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1332060 | Lattice tower | 118 ft | 2026 | Chama | New Mexico Land Services, LLC. |
| 1327142 | Monopole | 109 ft | 2025 | Regina | TowerCo V Holdings LLC |
| 1273927 | Pole | 87 ft | 2001 | Espanola | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1287277 | Tree / stealth | 85 ft | 2015 | Tierra Amarilla | American Towers LLC |
| 1059369 | Lattice tower | 80 ft | 1998 | Blanco | American Towers LLC |
| 1318043 | Lattice tower | 80 ft | 2014 | Abiquiu | Skyway Towers, LLC |
| 1258587 | Tower | 76 ft | 2011 | Alcalde | SBA Steel LLC |
| 1270885 | Monopole | 76 ft | 2005 | Embudo | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1227239 | Lattice tower | 73 ft | 2001 | Ojo Caliente | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1266705 | Tower | 60 ft | 2009 | Dulce | Commnet Four Corners, LLC |
If you have a tower lease in Rio Arriba 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: Cibola County (29), Lincoln County (26), Luna County (25), San Miguel County (22), Roosevelt County (20).
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.