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Cell towers in Montana

1,059 antenna structures are on the FCC register across Montana, spread over 227 places and 281 registered owners. That is the 37th largest count of any state.

Registered structures
1,059
37th of 52 states
Per 100k residents
92.5
11th by density
Median height
46 m (150 ft)
Tallest
245 m (803 ft)

Places with the most registered structures

top 1
Place Structures Per 100k Population
Billings 75 61.9 121,239

Structure types

Tower 383
36%
Lattice tower 240
23%
Guyed tower 142
13%
Monopole 105
10%
Pole 93
9%
Tower array 26
2%
Not specified 16
2%
Mast 13
1%
Guyed tower array 9
<1%
Building with tower 8
<1%
Building 5
<1%
Building with pole 4
<1%
Building with pipe 4
<1%
Tank 3
<1%
Building with antenna 3
<1%
Other 2
<1%
Utility pole 1
<1%
Oil or gas rig 1
<1%
Pipe 1
<1%

Largest registered owners

owner is not the same as carrier
Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited PartnershipOther 126
12%
American Towers LLCTower company 86
8%
Ccatt LLCTower company 82
8%
Bnsf Railway CO.Railroad 62
6%
Skyway Towers, LLCTower company 49
5%
Northwestern CorporationOther 45
4%
Sagebrush Cellular, INC.Other 30
3%
Terrapact Towers, LLCTower company 15
1%
Sba Gc Towers, LLCTower company 12
1%
Sagebrush TelephonesOther 11
1%

Tallest structures in Montana

HeightTypePlaceASR
245 m (803 ft) Tower Great Falls 612689
232 m (761 ft) Guyed tower Harlem 618851
214 m (703 ft) Tower Rosebud 108784
213 m (699 ft) Tower Hays 113921
194 m (635 ft) Guyed tower Billings 127005
191 m (628 ft) Tower Miles City 106902
191 m (628 ft) Tower Billings 107409
184 m (603 ft) Tower Billings 97376
170 m (558 ft) Tower array Billings 122910
169 m (553 ft) Tower array Polson 108288

When they were registered

1920s 1
<1%
1930s 1
<1%
1940s 7
<1%
1950s 28
3%
1960s 27
3%
1970s 36
3%
1980s 65
6%
1990s 163
15%
2000s 257
24%
2010s 343
32%
2020s 130
12%

About this data

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.