Cell towers in Lyon County, NV

The FCC registry lists 16 constructed antenna structures in Lyon County, 2% of Nevada's 924. Ownership is spread across 12 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 4 (25%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 16
2Tallest 260 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 81 ft) 104 ft

Structures

rank 8 of 17 in NV

Most common type

Tower

38% of structures

Over 200 feet

6% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

38% built then

Who owns the towers in Lyon County

12 different registrants own the 16 structures. 2 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names 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 Lyon County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 104 feet, 23 feet taller than the Nevada median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Fernley at 260 feet, built in 2002. More than in any other decade, 38% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Lyon 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
1221857	Tower	260 ft	2002	Fernley	American Towers LLC
1235835	Mast	147 ft	2002	Carson City	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1202566	Tower	140 ft	1999	Silver Spring	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1050435	Water tank	130 ft	1998	Yerington	YERINGTON, CITY OF
1030145	Tower	120 ft	1999	Silver Springs	High Sierra Communications, Inc.
1306031	Monopole	120 ft	2019	Yerington	T-Mobile West LLC
1207190	Lattice tower	110 ft	1983	Yerington	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1250787	Monopole	105 ft	2005	Dayton	Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership
1051662	Lattice tower	102 ft	1998	Dayton	American Towers LLC
1238810	Pole	94 ft	1995	Yerington	Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership
1271295	Tower	91 ft	2009	Wellington	Private owner (name withheld)
1323629	Monopole	90 ft	2023	Yerington	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1265173	Tower	80 ft	2009	Wellington	Private owner (name withheld)
1062994	Guyed tower	79 ft	1987	Fernley	American Towers LLC
1283291	Tower	50 ft	1999	Yerington	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1312358	Lattice tower	50 ft	2019	Yerington	Lyon, County of

If you have a tower lease in Lyon 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: Churchill County (24), Humboldt County (20), White Pine County (18), Lander County (12), Mineral County (12).

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.