Cell towers in Adams County, WA

The FCC registry lists 37 constructed antenna structures in Adams County, 1% of Washington's 2,530. Ownership is spread across 19 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 8 (22%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 13 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 37
2Tallest 319 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 128 ft) 250 ft

Structures

rank 22 of 38 in WA

Most common type

Tower

38% of structures

Over 200 feet

54% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

41% built then

Who owns the towers in Adams County

19 different registrants own the 37 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name 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 Adams County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 250 feet, 122 feet taller than the Washington median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Ritzville at 319 feet, built in 1999. More than in any other decade, 41% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Adams 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
1211931	Tower	319 ft	1999	Ritzville	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1031232	Guyed tower	306 ft	2007	Ritzville	CCATT LLC
1031227	Guyed tower	305 ft	2007	Hatton	CCATT LLC
1031231	Guyed tower	304 ft	1992	Warden	CCATT LLC
1033002	Other or unspecified	297 ft	1992	Lind	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1049636	Guyed tower	292 ft	1998	Lind	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1033003	Guyed tower	292 ft	2002	Ritzville	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1031200	Other or unspecified	290 ft	1997	Lind	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1036089	Tower	280 ft	1959	Ritzville	American Towers LLC
1203221	Tower	267 ft	1999	Schrag	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1212667	Lattice tower	261 ft	2000	Ritzville	American Towers LLC
1212671	Lattice tower	260 ft	2000	Hatton	American Towers LLC
1212668	Lattice tower	258 ft	2001	Lind	American Towers LLC
1216409	Lattice tower	257 ft	2000	Ritzville	American Towers LLC
1212637	Guyed tower	256 ft	2000	Ritzville	CCTM1 LLC
1064742	Lattice tower	255 ft	2001	Sprague	American Towers LLC
1209651	Tower	253 ft	2000	Elmer City	CCTM1 LLC
1212367	Tower	253 ft	2000	Ritzville	Cellco Partnership
1032107	Tower	250 ft	1979	Lind	Washington, State of
1208660	On a building	249 ft	2000	Lind	Day Management Corp. dba Day Wireless Systems
1315301	Guyed tower	198 ft	2020	Washtucna	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1303267	Lattice tower	195 ft	2018	Washtucna	PI Tower Development LLC c/o LendLease Americas Inc.
1326758	Lattice tower	194 ft	2024	Othello	VB BTS, ll, LLC
1020367	Lattice tower	184 ft	2009	Washtucna	TowerCo V Holdings LLC
1326751	Monopole	155 ft	2024	Othello	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1031201	Other or unspecified	150 ft	2004	Othello	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1258063	Tower	150 ft	2007	Othello	Day Management Corp. dba Day Wireless Systems
1031605	Tower	105 ft	1956	Othello	Private owner (name withheld)
1205076	Tower	98 ft	1958	Ritzville	Adams County Sheriff's Office
1286918	Pole	80 ft	2014	Ritzville	Avista Corporation
1201955	Tower	54 ft	1993	Ritzville	Courtesy Communications Inc
1276942	Tower	50 ft	2012	Ritzville	BNSF Railway Co.
1276943	Tower	50 ft	2012	Ritzville	BNSF Railway Co.
1276944	Other or unspecified	50 ft	2013	Ritzville	BNSF Railway Co.
1276945	Tower	50 ft	2012	Ritzville	BNSF Railway Co.
1276946	Other or unspecified	50 ft	2013	Ritzville	BNSF Railway Co.
1276947	Tower	50 ft	2012	Ritzville	BNSF Railway Co.

If you have a tower lease in Adams 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 Washington with similar tower counts: Lincoln County (42), Clallam County (39), Skagit County (38), Chelan County (34), Stevens County (32).

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.