7-tower array 1242095 — Fountain, CO

At 78 m, structure 1242095 is about twice the 37 m average across the 258 structures registered in El Paso County. It is about 58% above the Colorado average of 49 m across 2,340 registrations. Among the 17 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (7TA7), the average overall height is 91 m, so this one is about 15% below that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 77 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 78 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 1,640 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,718 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Fountain in El Paso County, Colorado, at coordinates 38.56361, -104.60414, with the site address filed as "south of hanover road". 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 Pueblo, CO · 1022894, a tower at 293 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 1242095 on Feb 11, 2004. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 293 in Colorado.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2003-anm-1055-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.