Tower 1278672 — Nipton, CA

At 23 m, structure 1278672 is about 18% below the 28 m average across the 956 structures registered in San Bernardino County. It is about 28% below 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 30% of that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 19 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 23 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 1,598 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,621 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Nipton in San Bernardino County, California, at coordinates 35.48439, -115.55319, with the site address filed as "MTN PASS". San Bernardino County has 956 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 2nd-largest count among the 58 California counties with registrations, and 580 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 Cima, CA · 1013326, a guyed tower at 61 m (constructed).

Terminated means the FCC has ended the registration. The FCC issued registration 1278672 on Sep 17, 2014. Nationally, 8,910 of the 197,770 registrations (4.5%) carry the terminated status, including 1,525 in California.

The FCC record lists Pacific Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T California of Boardman, OH 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 2010-AWP-6703-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".