Cell towers in Platte County, WY

The FCC registry lists 40 constructed antenna structures in Platte County, 7% of Wyoming's 580. Ownership is spread across 18 registrants; the largest, BNSF Railway, has 11 (28%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 40
2Tallest 493 ft
3Largest owner BNSF Railway
4Median height (state 150 ft) 88 ft

Structures

rank 4 of 23 in WY

Most common type

Tower

43% of structures

Over 200 feet

28% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

33% built then

Who owns the towers in Platte County

18 different registrants own the 40 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 Platte County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 88 feet, 62 feet shorter than the Wyoming median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Wheatland at 493 feet, built in 2002. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Platte 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
1008822	Tower	493 ft	2002	Wheatland	Cellco Partnership
1061749	Tower	350 ft	1971	Guernsey	Tallgrass Operations, LLC
1014794	Lattice tower	333 ft	1957	Wheatland	American Towers LLC
1061110	On a building	304 ft	1999	Wheatland	BASIN ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE
1008262	Tower	268 ft	1982	Glendo	TRI STATE GENERATION & TRANSMISSION ASSOCIATION INC
1248155	Tower	267 ft	2010	Glendo	CCATT LLC
1001166	Guyed tower	257 ft	2013	Wheatland	CCATT LLC
1218874	Guyed tower	255 ft	2008	Wheatland	American Towers LLC
1218629	Guyed tower	252 ft	2009	Wheatland	American Towers LLC
1061748	Tower	250 ft	2005	Glendo	Action Communications Inc
1008588	Tower	220 ft	1994	Laramie	Cellco Partnership
1008589	Guyed tower	185 ft	1994	Guernsey	Cellco Partnership
1009014	Tower	140 ft	1970	Guernsey	United Telephone Company of the West
1203491	Tower	130 ft	1980	Wheatland	Tri-State Generation & Transmission Assoc., Inc.
1213006	Mast	125 ft	2000	Guernsey	BNSF Railway Co.
1213007	Mast	125 ft	2000	Guernsey	BNSF Railway Co.
1224753	Tower	108 ft	2002	Guernsey	K & K Communications
1009317	On a building	101 ft	1978	Wheatland	Qwest Corporation
1300878	Lattice tower	100 ft	2018	Wheatland	BNSF Railway Co.
1061216	Guyed tower	90 ft	1996	Glendo	BNSF Railway Co.
1279895	Tower	87 ft	2011	Guernsey	Union Telephone Company
1273226	Pole	86 ft	2010	Guernsey	Octagon Towers, LLC
1011589	Guyed tower	85 ft	2002	Glendo	Cellco Partnership
1210733	Lattice tower	85 ft	2004	Guernsey	BNSF Railway Co.
1280940	Tower	84 ft	2012	Wheatland	Union Telephone Company
1327356	Other or unspecified	84 ft	2010	Wheatland	Vyve Broadband J, LLC
1210731	Mast	75 ft	1901	Guernsey	BNSF Railway Co.
1008394	Tower	69 ft	1989	Guernsey	Green Eagle Communications Inc.
1205826	Pole	60 ft	2000	Guernsey	BNSF Railway Co.
1233466	Tower	60 ft	2002	Wheatland	Cellco Partnership
1008261	Pole	55 ft	1994	Guernsey	TRI STATE GENERATION & TRANSMISSION ASSOCIATION INC
1009312	Tower	51 ft	1986	Glendo	Qwest Corporation
1313850	Monopole	50 ft	2021	Guernsey	BNSF Railway Co.
1313851	Monopole	50 ft	2021	Glendo	BNSF Railway Co.
1315185	Monopole	50 ft	2021	Guernsey	BNSF Railway Co.
1261020	Pole	49 ft	2008	Wheatland	Wyoming, State of
1267492	Tower	33 ft	1985	Wheatland	Green Eagle Communications Inc.
1215008	Mast	32 ft	2000	Guernsey	BNSF Railway Co.
1051526	Tower	30 ft	1978	Guernsey	Private owner (name withheld)
1009313	Tower	16 ft	1986	Glendo	Qwest Corporation

If you have a tower lease in Platte 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 Wyoming with similar tower counts: Laramie County (80), Campbell County (64), Carbon County (41), Lincoln County (39), Fremont County (36).

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.