Pole 1060997 — Whitefish, MT

At 10 m, structure 1060997 is about 25% of the 40 m average across the 85 structures registered in Flathead County. It is about 19% of the Montana average of 53 m across 1,459 registrations. Among the 16,558 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (POLE), the average overall height is 31 m, so this one is about 32% of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 935 m, which puts the top of the structure 945 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Whitefish in Flathead County, Montana, at coordinates 48.41000, -114.30222, with the site address filed as "BNSF MP 1217.5 WIU". 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 1060997 on May 17, 2023. Nationally, 141,898 of the 197,833 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 1,077 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 98-ANM-0669-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".