Tower 1244479 — Red Lodge, MT

At 14 m, structure 1244479 is about 43% of the 32 m average across the 38 structures registered in Carbon County. It is about 26% of the Montana average of 53 m across 1,459 registrations. Among the 75,198 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (TOWER), the average overall height is 76 m, so this one is about 18% of that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 6 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 14 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 2,091 m, which puts the top of the structure 2,105 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Red Lodge in Carbon County, Montana, at coordinates 45.12189, -109.27044, with the site address filed as "Yellowstone-Bighorn Research Assn Permanent Campsite". Carbon County has 38 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 10th-largest count among the 56 Montana counties with registrations, and 27 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 Cody, WY · 1328441, a lattice tower at 96 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 1244479 on Nov 20, 2012. 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 Montana State University Billings of Billings, MT as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0008690430. Across the registry it holds 3 structure registrations, including 3 in Montana. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (3 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2007-ANM-1448-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".