Tower 1238528 — Gunnison, CO

At 13 m, structure 1238528 is about 43% below the 22 m average across the 39 structures registered in Gunnison County. It is about 26% of the Colorado average of 49 m across 2,340 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% of that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 10 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 13 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 2,629 m, which puts the top of the structure 2,641 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Gunnison in Gunnison County, Colorado, at coordinates 38.52814, -106.90453, with the site address filed as "North end of mesa on Tenderfoot Mountain". Gunnison County has 39 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 22nd-largest count among the 63 Colorado counties with registrations, and 22 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 Gunnison, CO · 1038829, a lattice tower at 63 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 1238528 on Dec 1, 2025. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 293 in Colorado.

The FCC record lists Western Slope Towers LLC of Montrose, CO as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0034449686. Across the registry it holds 10 structure registrations, including 10 in Colorado. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (8 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2003-ANM-530-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".