Texas / Brewster County
#115 of 254 TX counties · 40 structures
Cell towers in Brewster County, TX
The FCC registry lists 40 constructed antenna structures in Brewster County, 0% of Texas's 14,607. BIG BEND TELEPHONE CO INC owns 20 of them (50%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 40
- 2Tallest 500 ft
- 3Largest owner BIG BEND TELEPHONE CO INC
- 4Median height (state 247 ft) 61 ft
Who owns the towers in Brewster County
16 different registrants own the 40 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 61 feet, 186 feet shorter than the Texas median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Marathon at 500 feet, built in 2011. More than in any other decade, 30% were built in the 1990s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1274004 | Tower | 500 ft | 2011 | Marathon | PERMIAN BASIN REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION |
| 1231470 | Guyed tower | 463 ft | 2001 | Marathon | SBA GC Towers, LLC |
| 1241178 | Guyed tower | 348 ft | 2004 | Marathon | CCATT LLC |
| 1290773 | Lattice tower | 315 ft | 2014 | Sanderson | American Towers LLC |
| 1054290 | Tower | 302 ft | 1994 | Marathon | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1005324 | Mast | 296 ft | 1995 | Alpine | CCATT LLC |
| 1291197 | Other or unspecified | 199 ft | 2014 | Alpine | American Towers LLC |
| 1309633 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2019 | Alpine | VB BTS III, LLC |
| 1259024 | Tower | 196 ft | 1995 | Alpine | Alltel Corporation |
| 1300979 | Lattice tower | 195 ft | 2017 | Terlingua | Big Bend Telecom, LTD |
| 1240399 | Tower | 166 ft | 1996 | Alpine | Alpine Radio, LLC |
| 1053627 | Tower | 160 ft | 1982 | Alpine | BIG BEND TELEPHONE CO INC |
| 1053653 | Tower | 153 ft | 1980 | Marathon | BIG BEND TELEPHONE CO INC |
| 1203215 | Lattice tower | 140 ft | 2012 | Alpine | UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD |
| 1324885 | Lattice tower | 140 ft | 2024 | Alpine | UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY |
| 1057742 | Tower | 120 ft | 1991 | Alpine | BIG BEND TELEPHONE CO INC |
| 1203074 | Tower | 114 ft | 1999 | Alpine | Alltel Corporation |
| 1317363 | Monopole | 110 ft | 2002 | Casi | EIP Holdings IV, LLC |
| 1231285 | Pole | 90 ft | 2002 | Alpine | Texas, State of, Texas Dept. of Transportation |
| 1053655 | Tower | 62 ft | 1980 | Lajitas | BIG BEND TELEPHONE CO INC |
| 1325955 | Monopole | 60 ft | 2024 | Alpine | UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY |
| 1053643 | Tower | 51 ft | 1991 | Alpine | BIG BEND TELEPHONE CO INC |
| 1053649 | Tower | 51 ft | 1987 | Alpine | BIG BEND TELEPHONE CO INC |
| 1053648 | Tower | 47 ft | 1987 | Marathon | BIG BEND TELEPHONE CO INC |
| 1053659 | Tower | 45 ft | 1978 | Terlingua | BIG BEND TELEPHONE CO INC |
| 1053645 | Tower | 43 ft | 1976 | Alpine | BIG BEND TELEPHONE CO INC |
| 1053644 | Tower | 40 ft | 1991 | Marathon | BIG BEND TELEPHONE CO INC |
| 1327125 | Monopole | 39 ft | 2024 | Alpine | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1053665 | Tower | 38 ft | 1976 | Alpine | BIG BEND TELEPHONE CO INC |
| 1053651 | Tower | 35 ft | 1990 | Marathon | BIG BEND TELEPHONE CO INC |
| 1285821 | Monopole | 35 ft | 2012 | Alpine | Big Bend Telephone Company |
| 1053633 | Tower | 33 ft | 1976 | Marathon | BIG BEND TELEPHONE CO INC |
| 1065549 | Tower | 33 ft | 1999 | Alpine | ALPINE, CITY OF |
| 1053661 | Tower | 26 ft | 1978 | Study Butte | BIG BEND TELEPHONE CO INC |
| 1053657 | Tower | 25 ft | 1990 | Alpine | BIG BEND TELEPHONE CO INC |
| 1053662 | Tower | 25 ft | 1976 | Marathon | BIG BEND TELEPHONE CO INC |
| 1053650 | Tower | 23 ft | 1990 | Alpine | BIG BEND TELEPHONE CO INC |
| 1053660 | Tower | 22 ft | 1980 | Study Butte | BIG BEND TELEPHONE CO INC |
| 1053652 | Tower | 20 ft | 1976 | Marathon | BIG BEND TELEPHONE CO INC |
| 1053663 | Tower | 20 ft | 1976 | Marathon | BIG BEND TELEPHONE CO INC |
If you have a tower lease in Brewster 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 Texas with similar tower counts: Limestone County (41), Maverick County (41), Red River County (41), Kendall County (40), Uvalde County (40).
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.