Lattice tower 1334723 — `Butte, MT

At 27 m, structure 1334723 is about 32% below the 40 m average across the 33 structures registered in Silver Bow County. It is about half of the Montana average of 53 m across 1,459 registrations. Among the 35,918 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (LTOWER), the average overall height is 73 m, so this one is about 38% of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 1,702 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,729 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near `Butte in Silver Bow County, Montana, at coordinates 45.92686, -112.49047, with the site address filed as "7605 MT-2". Silver Bow County has 33 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 12th-largest count among the 56 Montana counties with registrations, and 24 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 Basin, MT · 1231841, a tower at 105 m (canceled).

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 1334723 on Sep 9, 2026. Nationally, 18,406 of the 197,833 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 111 in Montana.

The FCC record lists NorthWestern Corporation of Butte, MT as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0012478665. Across the registry it holds 72 structure registrations, the 268th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more, including 47 in Montana. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (37 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2026-ANM-5003-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".