Lattice tower 1297239 — Sonoita, AZ

At 47 m, structure 1297239 is about 22% above the 39 m average across the 337 structures registered in Pima County. It is about 26% above the Arizona average of 37 m across 2,833 registrations. Among the 35,918 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (LTOWER), the average overall height is 73 m, so this one is about 35% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 1,499 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,547 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Sonoita in Pima County, Arizona, at coordinates 31.78847, -110.69583, with the site address filed as "25725 S. Sonoita Highway". Pima County has 337 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 2nd-largest count among the 15 Arizona counties with registrations, and 210 of them are marked constructed. Arizona as a whole has 2,833 registrations, the 27th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Green Valley, AZ · 1002127, a structure at 198 m (dismantled).

Granted means the FCC has issued the registration, but the record does not yet carry the owner's notice that construction was completed. The FCC issued registration 1297239 on Aug 27, 2025. Nationally, 18,406 of the 197,833 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 290 in Arizona.

The FCC record lists APC Towers, LLC of Raleigh, NC as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0023897788. Across the registry it holds 447 structure registrations, the 57th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more. Its most common filed structure-type code is MTOWER (294 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2025-AWP-7826-OE, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 1, is listed on the FCC registration form as "None".