Cell towers in Rifle, Colorado
The FCC register lists 11 antenna structures in and around Rifle. That is the 30th highest count of any place in Colorado.
Overview
11 antenna structures are registered with the FCC in Rifle, CO.
Density works out to 1.55 registered structures per square mile of land area.
Median height here is 29 m (96 ft), compared with 40 m (130 ft) across Colorado as a whole.
The mix here is 6 lattice towers, 1 monopole, 1 guyed mast — the rest of the register is made up of rooftops, water tanks and structures the FCC records without a specific type.
The earliest structure still on the register here dates from 1981.
Structure types
| Lattice tower | 6 | 55% |
| Tower | 3 | 27% |
| Monopole | 1 | 9% |
| Guyed tower | 1 | 9% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Garfield County Emergency Communications Authority 585 E 1st Street Rifle, CO 81650 Government | 1 | 9% |
| Wester Slope Communications LLC Other | 1 | 9% |
| Colorado West Broadcasting, INC Broadcaster | 1 | 9% |
| Mbc Grand Broadcasting, INC. Broadcaster | 1 | 9% |
| Xcel Energy Services INC. Utility | 1 | 9% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 m (276 ft) | Tower | 1996 | Wester Slope Communications LLC | 124842 |
| 62 m (202 ft) | Tower | 2003 | Sba Towers II LLC | 2634523 |
| 59 m (195 ft) | Monopole | 2019 | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC | 2709358 |
| 45 m (149 ft) | Lattice tower | 2018 | Mbc Grand Broadcasting, INC. | 2708040 |
| 38 m (125 ft) | Lattice tower | 2014 | Sba Towers Vi, LLC | 2683696 |
| 29 m (96 ft) | Lattice tower | 1981 | Ctl | 125389 |
| 24 m (80 ft) | Lattice tower | 2020 | Garfield County Emergency Communications Authority 585 E 1st Street Rifle, CO 81650 | 2732104 |
| 21 m (70 ft) | Tower | 2008 | Colorado West Broadcasting, INC | 2653406 |
| 16 m (51 ft) | Guyed tower | 1994 | Commnet Cellular INC. | 123908 |
| 16 m (51 ft) | Lattice tower | 1999 | American Towers LLC | 616802 |
| 9.1 m (30 ft) | Lattice tower | 1985 | Xcel Energy Services INC. | 2686883 |
When they were registered
| 1980s | 2 | 18% |
| 1990s | 3 | 27% |
| 2000s | 2 | 18% |
| 2010s | 3 | 27% |
| 2020s | 1 | 9% |
Nearby places
- Glenwood Springs 22
- Meeker 7
- Snowmass Village 9
- Eagle 5
- Grand Junction 22
About this data
The underlying records are the FCC's own registrations as of 2026-08-23. Every structure counted here carries a registration number you can check against the FCC directly.
The FCC Antenna Structure Registration database covers structures that require registration — generally those over 200 feet or near airports. Many small cells, rooftop antennas and short towers are not registered and will not appear here.
"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.