Tower 608262
Prudhoe Bay, Alaska · North Slope Borough
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
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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| 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.