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Lattice tower 2709330

Alpine, Texas · Brewster County

Overall height
61 m (199 ft)
Rank in TX
8645th
of 14,588
Constructed
2019
7 years ago
Radio horizon
32 km (20 mi)
estimate

Overview

Registered with the FCC as structure 2709330, this lattice tower about 13 km (8.0 mi) from Alpine, TX was built in 2019 and rises 61 m (199 ft) from the ground.

It is taller than 40.7% of the 14,588 registered structures in Texas, placing it 8645th statewide.

Vb Bts III, LLC holds the registration. Tower companies like this one lease space on their structures to multiple carriers, so the registered owner does not tell you which networks operate here.

From 61 m up, the horizon sits about 32 km (19.9 mi) away. Coverage in the real world falls off well before that limit because of terrain, buildings and the physics of the band in use.

Its nearest neighbour is a tower 6 km (3.7 mi) to the E, standing 12 m tall.

Its county accounts for 40 of the 14,588 structures registered across Texas.

Location

Coordinates
30.31664, -103.78622

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Registration record

as filed with the FCC
FCC registration 2709330
Structure type Lattice tower
Overall height (AGL) 61 m (199 ft)
Height above sea level 1554 m (5,099 ft)
Constructed 2019
Date on record 25 Feb 2019
Coordinates 30.31664, -103.78622
County Brewster County
Registered owner Vb Bts III, LLC
Owner type Tower company

How it compares

calculated from the full national dataset
Height rank in Texas 8645th of 14,588 taller than 40.7%
Height rank in Alpine 2nd of 21
Height rank in county 7th of 40
Median lattice tower in Texas 73 m (238 ft) −16.3% vs median
Radio horizon (estimate) 32 km (20 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain
Other structures within 5 km 0

Nearest registered structures

north is up
2.6 mi 5.2 mi 7.8 mi Tower — 6.0 km (3.7 mi) E Monopole — 7.9 km (4.9 mi) NE Monopole — 10 km (6.3 mi) ENE Pole — 12 km (7.6 mi) ENE Monopole — 13 km (7.8 mi) ENE
Distance Bearing Type Height ASR
6.0 km (3.7 mi) E Tower 12 m (38 ft) 614769
7.9 km (4.9 mi) NE Monopole 11 m (35 ft) 2685249
10 km (6.3 mi) ENE Monopole 12 m (39 ft) 2727466
12 km (7.6 mi) ENE Pole 27 m (90 ft) 2629274
13 km (7.8 mi) ENE Monopole 18 m (60 ft) 2726205

About this record

An open steel framework that carries heavy antenna loads with less material than a solid pole. Common for broadcast and multi-tenant wireless sites.

Details on this page come from the FCC's public ASR file. The register records the physical structure and its owner; it does not list the antennas mounted on it or the networks they serve.

"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.