Lattice tower 1284841 — Rifle, CO

At 59 m, structure 1284841 is about twice the 28 m average across the 57 structures registered in Garfield County. It is about 20% above the Colorado average of 49 m across 2,340 registrations. Among the 35,886 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (LTOWER), the average overall height is 73 m, so this one is about 18% below that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 58 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 59 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 1,951 m, which puts the top of the structure 2,010 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Rifle in Garfield County, Colorado, at coordinates 39.63069, -107.84322, with the site address filed as "8804 Highway 13". Garfield County has 57 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 12th-largest count among the 63 Colorado counties with registrations, and 40 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 Parachute, CO · 1282955, a structure at 102 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 1284841 on Aug 15, 2012. 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 Atlas Tower Alaska, LLC of Boulder, CO as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0018769174. Across the registry it holds 21 structure registrations, including 3 in Colorado. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (14 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2012-ANM-1257-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".