New Mexico / Valencia County

#14 of 33 NM counties · 30 structures

Cell towers in Valencia County, NM

The FCC registry lists 30 constructed antenna structures in Valencia County, 3% of New Mexico's 1,180. Ownership is spread across 16 registrants; the largest, Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc., has 7 (23%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 8 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 30
  2. 2Tallest 753 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
  4. 4Median height (state 195 ft) 161 ft
Structures
30
rank 14 of 33 in NM
Most common type
Pole
30% of structures
Over 200 feet
9
30% of structures
Peak build decade
1990s
40% built then

Who owns the towers in Valencia County

16 different registrants own the 30 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.

Alternative Energy Solutions7American Tower6T-Mobile4BNSF Railway3AGM NEVADA, LLC1GUARDIAN COMMUNICATIONS INC1Crown Castle1NEW MEXICO, STATE OF1
Constructed structures in Valencia County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 161 feet, 34 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 Los Lunas at 753 feet, built in 1998. More than in any other decade, 40% were built in the 1990s.

Pole9Tower7Lattice tower6Guyed tower4Monopole2Mast1Water tank1
Structures in Valencia County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11950s21960s121990s122000s22010s12020s
Structures in Valencia 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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1057436Guyed tower753 ft1998Los LunasVertical Bridge Development, LLC
1006455Tower589 ft1995Los LunasAGM NEVADA, LLC
1048511Lattice tower589 ft1994Los LumasAmerican Towers LLC
1238788Guyed tower444 ft2003LagunaBNSF Railway Co.
1057625Guyed tower364 ft1998LagunaAmerican Towers LLC
1006456Tower266 ft1961BelenGUARDIAN COMMUNICATIONS INC
1049713Tower266 ft1961BelenAGM NEVADA LLC
1238966Guyed tower264 ft2003Los LunasBNSF Railway Co.
1005473Lattice tower249 ft1957Los LunasAmerican Towers LLC
1063257Lattice tower200 ft1999BelenAmerican Towers LLC
1256877Lattice tower200 ft2007Los LunasSBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1225101Monopole191 ft1996PeraltaT-Mobile West Tower LLC
1202264Lattice tower183 ft1999BelenAmerican Towers LLC
1241973Pole180 ft2006Los LunasCommNet Cellular Inc.
1005083Lattice tower162 ft1996Las LunasT-Mobile West Tower LLC
1018480Monopole160 ft1997Los LunasT-Mobile West Tower LLC
1311092Water tank150 ft2020Los LunasT-Mobile West LLC
1016183Tower131 ft1995Los LunasCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1246458Tower131 ft1997BelenGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1267161Pole125 ft2009BelenAlternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1267157Pole105 ft2009BelenAlternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1267159Pole95 ft2009BelenAlternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1267162Pole95 ft2009BalenAlternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1267165Pole95 ft2009BelenAlternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1267160Pole85 ft2009BelenAlternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1211022Pole80 ft2000Los LunasVB RUN, LLC
1267158Pole75 ft2009BelenAlternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1030367Tower72 ft1999Los LunasNEW MEXICO, STATE OF
1279364Tower50 ft2012Los LunasBNSF Railway Co.
1270146Mast37 ft2010BelenBelen Alexander Municipal Airport

If you have a tower lease in Valencia 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: Guadalupe County (35), Sandoval County (32), Santa Fe County (30), Cibola County (29), Lincoln County (26).

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.