Cell towers in Plains, Montana
The FCC register lists 7 antenna structures in and around Plains. That is the 33rd highest count of any place in Montana.
Overview
Plains, MT has 7 registered antenna structures on the FCC register — the 33rd largest count among the 226 places in Montana that have any.
The 7 structures here sit at 11.38 per square mile of land.
At a median of 15 m (50 ft), structures here run 66.7% shorter than the Montana median of 46 m (150 ft).
Bnsf Railway CO. holds more registrations here than any other entity, at 3 of 7.
The earliest structure still on the register here dates from 1996.
Structure types
| Lattice tower | 3 | 43% |
| Monopole | 2 | 29% |
| Tower | 1 | 14% |
| Pole | 1 | 14% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Bnsf Railway CO. Railroad | 3 | 43% |
| State of Montana, Dnrc Government | 1 | 14% |
| Sanders County Other | 1 | 14% |
| Fidelity Towers INC. Tower company | 1 | 14% |
| Northwestern Corporation Other | 1 | 14% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 m (175 ft) | Lattice tower | 2014 | Fidelity Towers INC. | 2690451 |
| 45 m (148 ft) | Lattice tower | 2020 | Bnsf Railway CO. | 2712554 |
| 18 m (59 ft) | Pole | 1996 | Northwestern Corporation | 616662 |
| 15 m (50 ft) | Monopole | 2024 | Bnsf Railway CO. | 2729201 |
| 15 m (50 ft) | Monopole | 2024 | Bnsf Railway CO. | 2729207 |
| 10 m (33 ft) | Lattice tower | 2023 | Sanders County | 2722020 |
| 10 m (33 ft) | Tower | 2000 | State of Montana, Dnrc | 2602922 |
When they were registered
| 1990s | 1 | 14% |
| 2000s | 1 | 14% |
| 2010s | 1 | 14% |
| 2020s | 4 | 57% |
Nearby places
- Superior 8
- Thompson Falls 11
- Polson 16
- Missoula 41
- Kalispell 36
About this data
Figures are drawn from the FCC's public antenna structure register (2026-08-23). It covers structures that need registering — broadly those over 200 feet or close to an airport — and not the many shorter installations that carry mobile traffic.
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.