Tower 1234829 — Mendocino, CA

At 63 m, structure 1234829 is about twice the 31 m average across the 108 structures registered in Mendocino County. It is about twice the California average of 32 m across 11,860 registrations. Among the 75,247 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (TOWER), the average overall height is 76 m, so this one is about 17% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 117 m, which puts the top of the structure 181 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Mendocino in Mendocino County, California, at coordinates 39.34239, -123.78197, with the site address filed as "off Graveyard Road, 2.5 miles northeast of Mendocino". Mendocino County has 108 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 27th-largest count among the 58 California counties with registrations, and 50 of them are marked constructed. California as a whole has 11,860 registrations, the 2nd-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Fort Bragg, CA · 1015724, a tower at 123 m (constructed).

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 1234829 on Aug 11, 2003. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 1,200 in California.

The FCC record lists JPR Foundation Inc. of Ashland, OR as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0005012299. Across the registry it holds 4 structure registrations, including 1 in California. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (4 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 02-AWP-1065-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 9, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style A". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 3, 4, 5, 12.