Lattice tower 1033518 — Noxon, MT

At 76 m, structure 1033518 is about 88% above the 41 m average across the 32 structures registered in Sanders County. It is about 43% above the Montana average of 53 m across 1,459 registrations. Among the 35,886 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (LTOWER), the average overall height is 73 m, so this one is roughly in line with that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 711 m, which puts the top of the structure 788 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Noxon in Sanders County, Montana, at coordinates 47.96478, -115.74792, with the site address filed as "1 MI NW OF NOXON RAPIDS DAM". 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 Belknap, MT · 1214200, a tower at 102 m (constructed).

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 1033518 on May 31, 2023. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 111 in Montana.

The FCC record lists AVISTA CORPORATION of Spokane, WA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0001583293. Across the registry it holds 11 structure registrations, including 2 in Montana. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (6 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2023-ANM-1963-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1J, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 9, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style A". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 3, 4, 5, 13.