Lattice tower 1333646 — Belgrade, MT

At 31 m, structure 1333646 is about 45% below the 55 m average across the 79 structures registered in Gallatin County. It is about 43% below the Montana average of 53 m across 1,459 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 42% of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 1,358 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,389 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Belgrade in Gallatin County, Montana, at coordinates 45.77581, -111.17906, with the site address filed as "99 W Northern Pacific Ave". Gallatin County has 79 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 5th-largest count among the 56 Montana counties with registrations, and 49 of them are marked constructed. Montana as a whole has 1,459 registrations, the 39th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Three Forks, MT · 1240789, a guyed tower at 139 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 1333646 on May 27, 2026. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 111 in Montana.

The FCC record lists BNSF Railway Co. of Kansas City, KS as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0004772877. Across the registry it holds 1,075 structure registrations, the 26th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more, including 80 in Montana. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (313 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2026-ANM-1904-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".