Monopole 1298083 — Meeker, CO

At 12 m, structure 1298083 is about half of the 26 m average across the 23 structures registered in Rio Blanco County. It is about 25% of the Colorado average of 49 m across 2,340 registrations. Among the 24,638 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (MTOWER), the average overall height is 42 m, so this one is about 29% of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 1,936 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,948 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Meeker in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, at coordinates 40.05053, -107.87394, with the site address filed as "44284 Highway 13". 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).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1298083 on Sep 28, 2026. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 1,613 in Colorado.

The FCC record lists Xcel Energy Services Inc. of Minneapolis, MN as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0006242689. Across the registry it holds 113 structure registrations, the 179th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more, including 27 in Colorado. Its most common filed structure-type code is GTOWER (36 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2015-ANM-3456-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".