Monopole 1328503 — Columbus, MT

At 12 m, structure 1328503 is about 26% of the 46 m average across the 17 structures registered in Stillwater County. It is about 23% of the Montana average of 53 m across 1,459 registrations. Among the 24,638 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (MTOWER), the average overall height is 42 m, so this one is about 29% of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 1,083 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,096 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Columbus in Stillwater County, Montana, at coordinates 45.62864, -109.21733, with the site address filed as "BNSF LS41 MP 38.3 - East Columbus". Stillwater County has 17 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 29th-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 Park City, MT · 1231847, a tower at 151 m (canceled).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1328503 on Aug 1, 2024. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 1,057 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 2024-ANM-3267-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".