Tower 1207826 — Meeker, CO

At 40 m, structure 1207826 is about 51% above the 26 m average across the 23 structures registered in Rio Blanco County. It is about 20% below 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 half of that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 33 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 40 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 2,269 m, which puts the top of the structure 2,309 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Meeker in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, at coordinates 40.04386, -107.93811, with the site address filed as "LOBO MOUNTAIN". Rio Blanco County has 23 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 35th-largest count among the 63 Colorado counties with registrations, and 15 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 Hamilton, CO · 1318193, a lattice tower at 61 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 1207826 on Dec 27, 1999. 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 White River Electric Assn. Inc. of Meeker, CO as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0001616598.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 94-ANM-0630-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1H, 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 4, 5, 13.