Cell towers in Shiprock, New Mexico
The FCC register lists 11 antenna structures in and around Shiprock. That is the 26th highest count of any place in New Mexico.
Overview
The FCC register lists 11 antenna structures in and around Shiprock, NM. That is the 26th highest count of any place in New Mexico.
Spread over the land area here, the register works out to 0.81 structures per square mile. No population estimate is published for this place, so a per-head figure is not given.
Heights are uneven: the median is 55 m (181 ft) but the tallest is 106 m (346 ft), roughly 1.9 times that — usually the signature of a broadcast mast among shorter mobile sites.
Lattice towers (5) and guyed masts (1) between them make up much of the register here — both are older, taller designs than the monopoles that dominate newer urban sites.
The most recent registration on file here dates from 2025.
Structure types
| Lattice tower | 5 | 45% |
| Tower | 2 | 18% |
| Monopole | 2 | 18% |
| Not specified | 1 | 9% |
| Guyed tower | 1 | 9% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Navajo Tribal Utility Authority Government | 5 | 45% |
| Smith Bagley INC Other | 2 | 18% |
| Navajo Nation Telecommunications Utilities Nntu Utility | 1 | 9% |
| Smith Bagley INC Dba Cellular One of North East Arizona Other | 1 | 9% |
| Commnet Cellular INC. Other | 1 | 9% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 m (346 ft) | Guyed tower | 1993 | Commnet Cellular INC. | 98051 |
| 92 m (303 ft) | Tower | 2010 | Ccatt LLC | 110585 |
| 58 m (190 ft) | Lattice tower | 2015 | Navajo Tribal Utility Authority | 2695247 |
| 58 m (190 ft) | Lattice tower | 2015 | Navajo Tribal Utility Authority | 2695248 |
| 57 m (187 ft) | Lattice tower | 2005 | Smith Bagley INC | 2650581 |
| 55 m (181 ft) | Not specified | 2015 | Navajo Tribal Utility Authority | 2683805 |
| 52 m (171 ft) | Lattice tower | 2000 | Navajo Tribal Utility Authority | 2692251 |
| 38 m (124 ft) | Monopole | 2015 | Navajo Tribal Utility Authority | 2695245 |
| 37 m (120 ft) | Tower | 2005 | Smith Bagley INC | 2650578 |
| 34 m (110 ft) | Monopole | 2025 | Smith Bagley INC Dba Cellular One of North East Arizona | 2719835 |
| 25 m (81 ft) | Lattice tower | 2015 | Navajo Nation Telecommunications Utilities Nntu | 2697964 |
When they were registered
| 1990s | 1 | 9% |
| 2000s | 3 | 27% |
| 2010s | 6 | 55% |
| 2020s | 1 | 9% |
Nearby places
- Farmington 52
- Bloomfield 10
- Aztec 11
- Crownpoint 5
- Gallup 33
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.