Cell towers in Vaughn, New Mexico
The FCC register lists 16 antenna structures in and around Vaughn. That is the 16th highest count of any place in New Mexico.
Overview
16 antenna structures are registered with the FCC in Vaughn, NM.
The 16 structures here sit at 2.86 per square mile of land.
At a median of 21 m (68 ft), structures here run 65.4% shorter than the New Mexico median of 59 m (195 ft).
Lattice towers (2) 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 earliest structure still on the register here dates from 1983.
Structure types
| Tower | 6 | 38% |
| Monopole | 4 | 25% |
| Pole | 2 | 13% |
| Lattice tower | 2 | 13% |
| Not specified | 1 | 6% |
| Guyed tower | 1 | 6% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Bnsf Railway CO. Railroad | 7 | 44% |
| Union Pacific Railroad Company Railroad | 3 | 19% |
| American Towers LLC Tower company | 3 | 19% |
| Clines Corners Wind Farm LLC Other | 1 | 6% |
| Key Communications, INC. Other | 1 | 6% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127 m (417 ft) | Guyed tower | 1993 | American Towers LLC | 2615946 |
| 110 m (361 ft) | Tower | 2000 | Key Communications, INC. | 2605365 |
| 82 m (270 ft) | Not specified | 1995 | American Towers LLC | 110740 |
| 78 m (256 ft) | Tower | 2000 | American Towers LLC | 2615948 |
| 45 m (148 ft) | Lattice tower | 2022 | Clines Corners Wind Farm LLC | 2722012 |
| 30 m (100 ft) | Tower | 1983 | Classic Cable, INC Dba Suddenlink Communications | 605030 |
| 24 m (80 ft) | Lattice tower | 2011 | Bnsf Railway CO. | 2675867 |
| 21 m (70 ft) | Monopole | 2020 | Union Pacific Railroad Company | 2714639 |
| 20 m (65 ft) | Pole | 2011 | Union Pacific Railroad Company | 2681341 |
| 18 m (60 ft) | Tower | 2012 | Bnsf Railway CO. | 2683891 |
| 17 m (55 ft) | Pole | 2012 | Union Pacific Railroad Company | 2684113 |
| 15 m (50 ft) | Tower | 2012 | Bnsf Railway CO. | 2681193 |
| 15 m (50 ft) | Tower | 2012 | Bnsf Railway CO. | 2682668 |
| 14 m (45 ft) | Monopole | 2012 | Bnsf Railway CO. | 2681192 |
| 14 m (45 ft) | Monopole | 2015 | Bnsf Railway CO. | 2695363 |
| 14 m (45 ft) | Monopole | 2015 | Bnsf Railway CO. | 2695643 |
When they were registered
| 1980s | 1 | 6% |
| 1990s | 2 | 13% |
| 2000s | 2 | 13% |
| 2010s | 9 | 56% |
| 2020s | 2 | 13% |
Nearby places
- Encino 5
- Corona 10
- Santa Rosa 16
- Moriarty 12
- Fort Sumner 11
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.