Cell towers in Iron River, Michigan
The FCC register lists 9 antenna structures in and around Iron River. That is the 120th highest count of any place in Michigan.
Overview
Iron River, MI has 9 registered structures, the tallest standing 152 m (500 ft) above ground.
Area density is 1.34 per square mile — usually the more telling figure for infrastructure that follows terrain, roads and line of sight rather than population.
Heights are uneven: the median is 82 m (269 ft) but the tallest is 152 m (500 ft), roughly 1.9 times that — usually the signature of a broadcast mast among shorter mobile sites.
The mix here is 4 lattice towers, 3 guyed masts — the rest of the register is made up of rooftops, water tanks and structures the FCC records without a specific type.
Registrations here span 1987 to 2026.
Structure types
| Lattice tower | 4 | 44% |
| Guyed tower | 3 | 33% |
| Tower | 2 | 22% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Vb-s1 Assets, LLC Tower company | 2 | 22% |
| Sba Towers II LLC Tower company | 2 | 22% |
| Wisconsin Electric Power Company Utility | 1 | 11% |
| Michigan, State Of Government | 1 | 11% |
| Vb Bts, Ll, LLC Tower company | 1 | 11% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 m (500 ft) | Guyed tower | 2001 | Michigan, State Of | 2619255 |
| 152 m (499 ft) | Guyed tower | 1987 | Vb-s1 Assets, LLC | 600202 |
| 140 m (460 ft) | Tower | 2011 | Vb-s1 Assets, LLC | 2680867 |
| 86 m (283 ft) | Lattice tower | 2019 | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC | 2708648 |
| 82 m (269 ft) | Tower | 1988 | Wisconsin Electric Power Company | 612259 |
| 81 m (265 ft) | Lattice tower | 2026 | The Towers, LLC | 2732274 |
| 79 m (260 ft) | Lattice tower | 2024 | Vb Bts, Ll, LLC | 2727700 |
| 76 m (250 ft) | Guyed tower | 2010 | Sba Towers II LLC | 2672563 |
| 75 m (247 ft) | Lattice tower | 2010 | Sba Towers II LLC | 2672564 |
When they were registered
| 1980s | 2 | 22% |
| 2000s | 1 | 11% |
| 2010s | 4 | 44% |
| 2020s | 2 | 22% |
Nearby places
- Crystal Falls 8
- Watersmeet 13
- Covington 9
- Iron Mountain 18
- Republic 8
About this data
These counts come from the FCC Antenna Structure Registration database, weekly file dated 2026-08-23. Registration is generally required above 200 feet or near an airport, so small cells, rooftop antennas and short masts do not appear.
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.