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Tower 605491

Rapid City, South Dakota · Pennington County

Overall height
191 m (626 ft)
Rank in SD
29th
of 946
Constructed
1976
50 years ago
Radio horizon
57 km (35 mi)
estimate

Overview

ASR 605491 is a tower registered in Rapid City, SD. It stands 191 m (626 ft) above ground level.

Compared with other tower registrations in South Dakota, it is 110% taller than the median of 91 m.

FCC records list Gray Local Media, INC. as the registered owner of this structure.

The geometric radio horizon at this height is roughly 57 km (35.4 mi). Treat it as a ceiling rather than a coverage estimate — it assumes flat, clear terrain and ignores power and frequency entirely.

The closest other registered structure is 201 m to the N. In total there are 10 other registered structures within 5 km.

South Dakota has 404 registered structures of this type, and this is one of them.

Location

Coordinates
44.06667, -103.25083

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Registration record

as filed with the FCC
FCC registration 605491
Structure type Tower
Overall height (AGL) 191 m (626 ft)
Height above sea level 1323 m (4,342 ft)
Constructed 1976
Date on record 1 Jan 1976
Coordinates 44.06667, -103.25083
County Pennington County
Registered owner Gray Local Media, INC.
Owner type Broadcaster

How it compares

calculated from the full national dataset
Height rank in South Dakota 29th of 946 taller than 97.0%
Height rank in Rapid City 1st of 37
Height rank in county 1st of 52
Median tower in South Dakota 91 m (299 ft) +110% vs median
Radio horizon (estimate) 57 km (35 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain
Other structures within 5 km 10

Nearest registered structures

north is up
0.4 mi 0.7 mi 1.1 mi Tower — 201 m N Tower — 233 m N Tower — 402 m N Lattice tower — 556 m N Guyed tower — 1.7 km (1.1 mi) SSE
Distance Bearing Type Height ASR
201 m N Tower 175 m (575 ft) 2622254
233 m N Tower 185 m (606 ft) 2623460
402 m N Tower 122 m (399 ft) 600179
556 m N Lattice tower 91 m (299 ft) 619149
1.7 km (1.1 mi) SSE Guyed tower 143 m (470 ft) 105427

About this record

A freestanding tower whose specific construction is not further specified in the registration.

Record 605491 is drawn from the FCC ASR weekly file dated 2026-08-23. The database covers structures that require registration — generally those over 200 ft or near airports — so shorter masts and small cells will not appear.

"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.