Lattice tower 1288936 — Furnace Creek, CA

At 10 m, structure 1288936 is about 31% of the 34 m average across the 62 structures registered in Inyo County. It is about 32% of the California average of 32 m across 11,862 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 14% of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 128 m, which puts the top of the structure 138 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Furnace Creek in Inyo County, California, at coordinates 36.50897, -116.84789, with the site address filed as "3 miles north of Furnace Creek". Inyo County has 62 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 33rd-largest count among the 58 California counties with registrations, and 39 of them are marked constructed. California as a whole has 11,862 registrations, the 2nd-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Beatty, NV · 1270715, a tower at 79 m (constructed).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1288936 on Sep 15, 2025. Nationally, 141,898 of the 197,833 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 6,869 in California.

The FCC record lists Pacific Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T California of Plano, TX as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0001551530. Across the registry it holds 83 structure registrations, the 238th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more, including 83 in California. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (21 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2013-AWP-600-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".