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Cell towers in Ely, Nevada

The FCC register lists 16 antenna structures in and around Ely. That is the 8th highest count of any place in Nevada.

Registered structures
16
Median height
19 m (62 ft)
−23.5% vs state median
Tallest
63 m (206 ft)
Per 100k residents
405.5
population 3,946 (2025)

Overview

Ely, NV has 16 registered structures, the tallest standing 63 m (206 ft) above ground.

Counted against 3,946 residents, that is 405.5 per 100,000 — worth reading alongside area density, since structures cluster along roads and ridgelines rather than where people sleep.

The tallest structure on the register here is 63 m (206 ft) above ground level.

Airtouch Cellular holds more registrations here than any other entity, at 3 of 16.

The most recent registration on file here dates from 2022.

Structure types

Pole 8
50%
Tower 5
31%
Lattice tower 3
19%

Largest registered owners

owner is not the same as carrier
Airtouch Cellular Other 3
19%
City of Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Government 2
13%
Mt Wheeler Power INC Utility 1
6%
Ruby Radio Corporation Broadcaster 1
6%
White Pine County Other 1
6%

Tallest registered structures

Height Type Built Owner ASR
63 m (206 ft) Tower 1949 Ruby Radio Corporation 605320
41 m (136 ft) Pole 2007 Airtouch Cellular 2656127
41 m (135 ft) Tower 2010 Ccatt LLC 2647844
33 m (107 ft) Tower 2010 Octagon Towers, LLC 100033
27 m (90 ft) Lattice tower 2017 State of Nevada Dept of Information Technology 2638349
22 m (72 ft) Tower 1992 Airtouch Cellular 98756
20 m (65 ft) Pole 2018 Eip Holdings IV, LLC 2705718
20 m (64 ft) Lattice tower 2022 City of Los Angeles Department of Water & Power 2721938
18 m (60 ft) Lattice tower 2022 City of Los Angeles Department of Water & Power 2722404
18 m (59 ft) Pole 1977 White Pine County 2603342
15 m (50 ft) Pole 2013 Airtouch Cellular 2685281
15 m (50 ft) Pole 1973 Mt Wheeler Power INC 2602538
14 m (45 ft) Pole 2018 Commnet of Nevada, LLC 2705654
12 m (40 ft) Pole 2004 Sierra Pacific Power Company 2639664
11 m (36 ft) Pole 2005 College Creek Broadcasting, INC. 2644797
10 m (34 ft) Tower 1995 Nevada Bell Telephone Company D/b/a At&t Nevada 115463

When they were registered

1940s 1
6%
1970s 2
13%
1990s 2
13%
2000s 3
19%
2010s 6
38%
2020s 2
13%

Nearby places

About this data

Source is the FCC Antenna Structure Registration file of 2026-08-23. What it records is structures, not the radios mounted on them: the register cannot tell you which carrier operates from a given site.

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.