Pole 1231673 — Big Sky, MT

At 21 m, structure 1231673 is about 32% below the 31 m average across the 15 structures registered in Madison County. It is about 40% of the Montana average of 53 m across 1,459 registrations. Among the 16,558 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (POLE), the average overall height is 31 m, so this one is about 31% below that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 18 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 21 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 2,662 m, which puts the top of the structure 2,684 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Big Sky in Madison County, Montana, at coordinates 45.27353, -111.39500, with the site address filed as "NE 1/4 NE 1/4 Section 31, Township 6 S, Range 3 E". Madison County has 15 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 34th-largest count among the 56 Montana counties with registrations, and 10 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 Ennis, MT · 1216443, a guyed tower at 91 m (constructed).

Terminated means the FCC has ended the registration. The FCC issued registration 1231673 on Aug 1, 2011. Nationally, 8,911 of the 197,833 registrations (4.5%) carry the terminated status, including 89 in Montana.

The FCC record lists New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC of Washington, DC as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0003291192. Across the registry it holds 1,952 structure registrations, the 14th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (688 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2011-ANM-1370-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".