Lattice tower 1296567 — Swanton, MD

At 79 m, structure 1296567 is about 10% below the 88 m average across the 46 structures registered in Garrett County. It is about 13% above the Maryland average of 70 m across 1,911 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 roughly in line with that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 892 m, which puts the top of the structure 971 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Swanton in Garrett County, Maryland, at coordinates 39.54889, -79.23214, with the site address filed as "Skywood Way". Garrett County has 46 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 18th-largest count among the 24 Maryland counties with registrations, and 40 of them are marked constructed. Maryland as a whole has 1,911 registrations, the 33rd-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Mount Storm, WV · 1286712, a guyed tower at 151 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 1296567 on Aug 3, 2015. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 161 in Maryland.

The FCC record lists Vigilant Infrastructures LLC. of Chicago, IL as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0024095101. Across the registry it holds 3 structure registrations, including 1 in Maryland. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (3 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2014-AEA-7041-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 7, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style E". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 4, 8, 12.