Cell towers in Columbus, Montana
The FCC register lists 8 antenna structures in and around Columbus. That is the 30th highest count of any place in Montana.
Overview
The FCC register lists 8 antenna structures in and around Columbus, MT. That is the 30th highest count of any place in Montana.
The 8 structures here sit at 5.83 per square mile of land.
Heights are uneven: the median is 25 m (81 ft) but the tallest is 58 m (190 ft), roughly 2.4 times that — usually the signature of a broadcast mast among shorter mobile sites.
The largest registered owner here is Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership, which holds 3 of them — 37.5% of the local total. Owner is not the same as carrier: tower companies lease space on their structures to several networks at once.
The most recent registration on file here dates from 2025.
Structure types
| Tower | 2 | 25% |
| Pole | 2 | 25% |
| Monopole | 2 | 25% |
| Lattice tower | 2 | 25% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership Other | 3 | 38% |
| Bnsf Railway CO. Railroad | 2 | 25% |
| Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC Broadcaster | 1 | 13% |
| Northwestern Corporation Other | 1 | 13% |
| Ccatt LLC Tower company | 1 | 13% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 m (190 ft) | Lattice tower | 1994 | Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership | 97740 |
| 52 m (170 ft) | Pole | 2010 | Ccatt LLC | 99388 |
| 47 m (154 ft) | Lattice tower | 2014 | Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership | 2687314 |
| 32 m (106 ft) | Pole | 2013 | Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership | 2685667 |
| 17 m (56 ft) | Tower | 1993 | Northwestern Corporation | 615414 |
| 12 m (40 ft) | Monopole | 2024 | Bnsf Railway CO. | 2728844 |
| 12 m (40 ft) | Monopole | 2025 | Bnsf Railway CO. | 2729029 |
| 9.1 m (30 ft) | Tower | 2004 | Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC | 2644255 |
When they were registered
| 1990s | 2 | 25% |
| 2000s | 1 | 13% |
| 2010s | 3 | 38% |
| 2020s | 2 | 25% |
Nearby places
- Bridger 5
- Red Lodge 15
- Billings 75
- Big Timber 9
- Harlowton 5
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.