Utility pole 1304062 — Walsenburg, CO

At 130 m, structure 1304062 is about twice the 63 m average across the 28 structures registered in Huerfano County. It is about 2.6 times the Colorado average of 49 m across 2,340 registrations. Among the 1,424 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (UPOLE), the average overall height is 24 m, so this one is about 5.4 times that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 1,983 m, which puts the top of the structure 2,113 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Walsenburg in Huerfano County, Colorado, at coordinates 37.67344, -104.51375, with the site address filed as "Wind project 15 miles E of Walsenburg, CO.". Huerfano County has 28 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 27th-largest count among the 63 Colorado counties with registrations, and 21 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 Walsenburg, CO · 1250619, a tower at 245 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 1304062 on Nov 14, 2017. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 1,613 in Colorado.

The FCC record lists Black Hills Corporation of Rapid City, SD as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0017255928. Across the registry it holds 4 structure registrations, including 2 in Colorado. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (1 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2016-WTW-7185-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1L, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 3, is listed on the FCC registration form as "Other". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 4, 12, 13.