Rig 1291720 — Kalispell, MT

At 18 m, structure 1291720 is about half of the 40 m average across the 85 structures registered in Flathead County. It is about 34% of the Montana average of 53 m across 1,459 registrations. Among the 299 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (RIG), the average overall height is 22 m, so this one is about 16% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 898 m, which puts the top of the structure 916 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Kalispell in Flathead County, Montana, at coordinates 48.18472, -114.32639, with the site address filed as "1440 US Hwy 2". Flathead County has 85 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 3rd-largest count among the 56 Montana counties with registrations, and 59 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 Kalispell, MT · 1000889, a 2-tower array at 140 m (constructed).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1291720 on Dec 8, 2016. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 1,057 in Montana.

The FCC record lists Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership of Alpharetta, GA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0001627702. Across the registry it holds 154 structure registrations, the 140th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more, including 154 in Montana. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (52 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2014-ANM-598-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".