Cell towers in Helena, Montana
The FCC register lists 49 antenna structures in and around Helena. That is the 2nd highest count of any place in Montana.
Overview
The FCC register lists 49 antenna structures in and around Helena, MT. That is the 2nd highest count of any place in Montana.
That works out to 139.5 structures per 100,000 residents, against a population of 35,138.
The tallest structure on the register here is 81 m (266 ft) above ground level.
The largest registered owner here is Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership, which holds 7 of them — 14.3% of the local total. Owner is not the same as carrier: tower companies lease space on their structures to several networks at once.
Registrations here span 1968 to 2024.
Structure types
| Tower | 19 | 39% |
| Lattice tower | 10 | 20% |
| Pole | 5 | 10% |
| Monopole | 5 | 10% |
| Tower array | 4 | 8% |
| Mast | 2 | 4% |
| Not specified | 1 | 2% |
| Building with tower | 1 | 2% |
| Building with antenna | 1 | 2% |
| Building | 1 | 2% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership Other | 7 | 14% |
| Bnsf Railway CO. Railroad | 5 | 10% |
| Sba Towers Ix, LLC Tower company | 4 | 8% |
| Vb-s1 Assets, LLC Tower company | 4 | 8% |
| Ccatt LLC Tower company | 4 | 8% |
Tallest registered structures
top 25 of 49| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 m (266 ft) | Tower array | 1976 | Vb-s1 Assets, LLC | 107066 |
| 81 m (266 ft) | Tower array | 1976 | Vb-s1 Assets, LLC | 107067 |
| 81 m (266 ft) | Tower array | 1976 | Vb-s1 Assets, LLC | 107068 |
| 81 m (266 ft) | Tower array | 1976 | Vb-s1 Assets, LLC | 107069 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Tower | 1990 | Sba Towers II LLC | 98273 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Monopole | 2009 | American Towers LLC | 2666436 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Lattice tower | 2014 | Sba Towers Ix, LLC | 2688356 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Lattice tower | 2014 | Sba Towers Ix, LLC | 2690554 |
| 60 m (197 ft) | Lattice tower | 2014 | Sba Towers Ix, LLC | 2689690 |
| 52 m (169 ft) | Tower | 1990 | Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership | 97726 |
| 48 m (156 ft) | Lattice tower | 2019 | American Towers LLC | 2707593 |
| 47 m (155 ft) | Lattice tower | 2013 | Sba Towers Vi, LLC | 2686410 |
| 47 m (154 ft) | Lattice tower | 2015 | Sba Towers Ix, LLC | 2686580 |
| 43 m (141 ft) | Tower | 1989 | Capri INC Dba = Kmtx | 107065 |
| 42 m (137 ft) | Tower | 2003 | Macpass Radio, LLC | 2635737 |
| 39 m (129 ft) | Tower | 1988 | Montana, State Of | 105426 |
| 35 m (115 ft) | Pole | 2010 | Ccatt LLC | 2662471 |
| 35 m (115 ft) | Tower | 1995 | Vertical Bridge Ccr, LLC | 107441 |
| 35 m (115 ft) | Lattice tower | 2014 | Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership | 2689948 |
| 34 m (112 ft) | Pole | 2010 | Ccatt LLC | 2612207 |
| 32 m (105 ft) | Lattice tower | 2013 | Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership | 2685738 |
| 31 m (100 ft) | Tower | 2011 | Northwestern Corporation | 2677136 |
| 31 m (100 ft) | Tower | 1983 | Capri INC Dba = Kmtx | 107064 |
| 31 m (100 ft) | Lattice tower | 1968 | Bnsf Railway CO. | 116718 |
| 31 m (100 ft) | Tower | 1995 | Montana, State Of | 624597 |
When they were registered
| 1960s | 1 | 2% |
| 1970s | 4 | 8% |
| 1980s | 4 | 8% |
| 1990s | 8 | 16% |
| 2000s | 10 | 20% |
| 2010s | 17 | 35% |
| 2020s | 5 | 10% |
Nearby places
- East Helena 6
- Boulder 6
- Townsend 6
- Deer Lodge 7
- Walkerville 28
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.