Lattice tower 1290188 — Hot Springs, MT

At 49 m, structure 1290188 is about 20% above the 41 m average across the 32 structures registered in Sanders County. It is roughly in line with 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 33% below that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 46 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 49 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 1,133 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,182 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Hot Springs in Sanders County, Montana, at coordinates 47.63256, -114.66428, with the site address filed as "2.44 miles northwest of Hot Springs Airport". Sanders County has 32 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 13th-largest count among the 56 Montana counties with registrations, and 28 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 Big Arm, MT · 1002176, a tower at 152 m (terminated).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1290188 on Jan 13, 2014. Nationally, 141,898 of the 197,833 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 1,057 in Montana.

The FCC record lists Hot Springs Telephone Company of Hot Springs, MT as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0004324661.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2013-ANM-2243-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".