Pole 1231606 — Black Forest, CO

At 18 m, structure 1231606 is about half of the 37 m average across the 258 structures registered in El Paso County. It is about 36% of the Colorado average of 49 m across 2,340 registrations. Among the 16,546 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (POLE), the average overall height is 31 m, so this one is about 43% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 2,187 m, which puts the top of the structure 2,205 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Black Forest in El Paso County, Colorado, at coordinates 38.98417, -104.73750, with the site address filed as "Intersection of Howells and Milam". El Paso County has 258 FCC-registered antenna structures, the largest count among the 63 Colorado counties with registrations, and 179 of them are marked constructed. Colorado as a whole has 2,340 registrations, the 29th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Colorado Springs, CO · 1012530, a tower at 142 m (constructed).

Canceled means the registration is no longer active in the FCC registry; the record is kept here as part of the registry's history. The FCC issued registration 1231606 on Apr 17, 2003. Nationally, 15,896 of the 197,770 registrations (8%) carry the canceled status, including 138 in Colorado.

The FCC record lists Qwest Wireless L.L.C. of Denver, CO as the registered owner. Across the registry it holds 78 structure registrations, the 256th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more, including 4 in Colorado. Its most common filed structure-type code is POLE (53 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 01-ANM-3478-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.