Guyed tower 1290687 — Mariposa, CA

At 12 m, structure 1290687 is about 26% of the 45 m average across the 34 structures registered in Mariposa County. It is about 37% of the California average of 32 m across 11,862 registrations. Among the 20,303 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (GTOWER), the average overall height is 107 m, so this one is about 11% of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 1,222 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,234 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Mariposa in Mariposa County, California, at coordinates 37.53811, -120.06461, with the site address filed as "Mt. Bullion 8.7km NW of Mariposa, CA". Mariposa County has 34 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 47th-largest count among the 58 California counties with registrations, and 27 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 Merced, CA · 1021992, a tower at 166 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 1290687 on Feb 26, 2014. Nationally, 141,898 of the 197,833 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 6,869 in California.

The FCC record lists Mobile Communications Inc. of Merced, CA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0001537091. Across the registry it holds 2 structure registrations, including 2 in California. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (1 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2012-AWP-8314-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".