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Tower 608262

Prudhoe Bay, Alaska · North Slope Borough

Overall height
68 m (223 ft)
Rank in AK
96th
of 1,484
Constructed
2012
14 years ago
Radio horizon
34 km (21 mi)
estimate

Overview

Dating from the 2010s, this tower about 8.5 km (5.3 mi) from Prudhoe Bay, AK is registered as ASR 608262 and reaches 68 m (223 ft) above ground.

Compared with other tower registrations in Alaska, it is 121% taller than the median of 31 m.

Registration is held by Hilcorp Alaska, LLC, which owns 2 of the structures registered in Prudhoe Bay, AK.

Line-of-sight distance from the top of a 68 m structure is about 34 km (21.1 mi) under the standard 4/3-earth model. Actual usable range is normally much shorter, since hills, buildings and foliage all cut into it.

Its nearest neighbour is a lattice tower 4.9 km (3.0 mi) to the SE, standing 40 m tall.

Alaska has 285 registered structures of this type, and this is one of them.

Location

Coordinates
70.29139, -148.70167

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Registration record

as filed with the FCC
FCC registration 608262
Structure type Tower
Overall height (AGL) 68 m (223 ft)
Height above sea level 79 m (259 ft)
Constructed 2012
Date on record 23 May 2012
Coordinates 70.29139, -148.70167
County North Slope Borough
Registered owner Hilcorp Alaska, LLC
Owner type Other

How it compares

calculated from the full national dataset
Height rank in Alaska 96th of 1,484 taller than 93.6%
Height rank in Prudhoe Bay 3rd of 24
Height rank in county 4th of 68
Median tower in Alaska 31 m (101 ft) +121% vs median
Radio horizon (estimate) 34 km (21 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain
Other structures within 5 km 1

Nearest registered structures

north is up
2.7 mi 5.4 mi 8.1 mi Lattice tower — 4.9 km (3.0 mi) SE Lattice tower — 5.5 km (3.4 mi) SE Tower — 9.3 km (5.8 mi) WNW Tower — 10 km (6.2 mi) E Tower — 13 km (8.1 mi) SE
Distance Bearing Type Height ASR
4.9 km (3.0 mi) SE Lattice tower 40 m (132 ft) 114479
5.5 km (3.4 mi) SE Lattice tower 48 m (157 ft) 2658808
9.3 km (5.8 mi) WNW Tower 49 m (160 ft) 2635817
10 km (6.2 mi) E Tower 58 m (190 ft) 608264
13 km (8.1 mi) SE Tower 43 m (142 ft) 108213

About this record

A freestanding tower whose specific construction is not further specified in the registration.

These figures come from the FCC's Antenna Structure Registration database, filed under registration 608262. Heights and coordinates are as submitted by the registrant, not independently surveyed.

"Owner" is the entity that registered the structure, usually a tower company such as American Tower or Crown Castle. It does not indicate which carriers operate equipment on the structure.