Cell towers in Esmeralda County, NV

The FCC registry lists 10 constructed antenna structures in Esmeralda County, 1% of Nevada's 924. Ownership is spread across 9 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 2 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 10
2Tallest 265 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 81 ft) 192 ft

Structures

rank 12 of 17 in NV

Most common type

Lattice tower

50% of structures

Over 200 feet

20% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

70% built then

Who owns the towers in Esmeralda County

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 192 feet, 111 feet taller than the Nevada median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a lattice tower near Tonopah at 265 feet, built in 2000. Most 70% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Esmeralda 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
1221799	Lattice tower	265 ft	2000	Tonopah	American Towers LLC
1272062	Tower	204 ft	2003	Goldfield	SBA Towers II LLC
1286648	Lattice tower	200 ft	2005	Goldfield	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1270116	Lattice tower	199 ft	2009	Goldfield	EIP Holdings IV, LLC
1289155	Lattice tower	199 ft	2005	Mina	Arizona Nevada Tower Company, LLC
1221831	Tower	186 ft	2001	Goldfield	American Towers LLC
1268910	Tower	135 ft	2009	Dyer	Commnet of Nevada, LLC
1279865	Pole	41 ft	1985	Silver Peak	Sierra Pacific Co. dba NV Energy
1279864	Tower	40 ft	1985	Goldfield	Sierra Pacific Power Co. dba NV Energy
1061987	Lattice tower	34 ft	1976	Goldfield	VB-S1 Assets, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Esmeralda 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 Nevada with similar tower counts: Lander County (12), Mineral County (12), Carson City (10).

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.