Cell towers in Torrance County, NM

The FCC registry lists 39 constructed antenna structures in Torrance County, 3% of New Mexico's 1,180. Ownership is spread across 17 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 9 (23%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 11 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 39
2Tallest 425 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 195 ft) 199 ft

Structures

rank 9 of 33 in NM

Most common type

Lattice tower

33% of structures

Over 200 feet

46% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

28% built then

Who owns the towers in Torrance County

17 different registrants own the 39 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 Torrance County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 199 feet, close to the New Mexico median of 195 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Corona at 425 feet, built in 1994. More than in any other decade, 28% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Torrance 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
1005165	Guyed tower	425 ft	1994	Corona	American Towers LLC
1005160	Guyed tower	422 ft	1993	Clines Corners	Alltel Corporation
1005144	Guyed tower	393 ft	1992	Moriarty	Alltel Corporation
1054509	Tower	381 ft	1981	Moriarty	KEY COMMUNICATIONS
1054506	Tower	371 ft	1981	Encino	KEY COMMUNICATIONS
1057583	Guyed tower	365 ft	1998	Moriarty	American Towers LLC
1290130	Lattice tower	326 ft	2014	Wagon Wheel	Alltel Corporation
1054507	Tower	318 ft	1981	Duran	KEY COMMUNICATIONS
1010352	Lattice tower	313 ft	1996	Mountainair	American Towers LLC
1285397	Guyed tower	310 ft	2012	Encino	American Towers LLC
1005468	Lattice tower	306 ft	1972	Encino	BNSF Railway Co.
1316006	Monopole	291 ft	2021	Encino	Pacific Wind Development, LLC
1329274	Lattice tower	276 ft	2025	Estancia	SunZia Wind North LLC
1304413	Monopole	263 ft	2018	Moriarty	El Cabo Wind, LLC
1293676	Lattice tower	261 ft	2015	Mountainair	52 Eighty Partners, LLC
1322528	Lattice tower	228 ft	2022	Corona	Clines Corners Wind Farm LLC
1003278	Tower	226 ft	1987	Encino	Key Communications, Inc.
1279397	Lattice tower	201 ft	2008	Mountainair	American Towers LLC
1252629	Tower	199 ft	2006	Moriarty	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1294021	Monopole	199 ft	2015	Mountainair	52 Eighty Partners, LLC
1295154	Monopole	199 ft	2015	Mountainair	52 Eighty Partners, LLC
1252044	Lattice tower	197 ft	2006	Estancia	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1005081	Tower	195 ft	1996	Moriarty	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1322071	Lattice tower	193 ft	2022	Corona	Clines Corners Wind Farm LLC
1221999	Guyed tower	185 ft	2001	Estancia	American Towers LLC
1036085	Lattice tower	183 ft	2010	Mountainair	BNSF Railway Co.
1328652	Lattice tower	176 ft	2026	Corona	SunZia Wind South LLC
1062102	Pole	159 ft	1999	Moriarty	American Towers LLC
1291927	Monopole	125 ft	2015	Moriarty	Alltel Corporation
1062103	Monopole	107 ft	1999	Moriarty	American Towers LLC
1203581	Lattice tower	106 ft	1996	Moriarty	American Towers LLC
1206102	Mast	102 ft	1999	Mountairnair	BNSF Railway Co.
1253009	Tower	80 ft	2004	Moriarty	Central New Mexico Electric Coop
1326989	Lattice tower	78 ft	2009	Manzano	Titan Towers, L.P.
1060693	Tower	75 ft	1999	Manzano	Titan Towers, L.P.
1283243	Monopole	70 ft	2012	Mountainair	BNSF Railway Co.
1239743	Monopole	65 ft	2003	Mountainair	BNSF Railway Co.
1277420	Tower	60 ft	2012	Mountainair	Central NM Electric Cooperative
1270893	Mast	37 ft	2010	Moriarty	Moriarty Municipal Airport

If you have a tower lease in Torrance 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: McKinley County (69), DoÃ±a Ana County (53), Otero County (45), Curry County (38), Guadalupe County (35).

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.