Lattice tower 1298961 — Winifred, MT

At 44 m, structure 1298961 is about 22% below the 56 m average across the 23 structures registered in Fergus County. It is about 18% below 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 about 40% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 1,011 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,055 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Winifred in Fergus County, Montana, at coordinates 47.56533, -109.36772, with the site address filed as "175 Dry Trail". Fergus County has 23 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 23rd-largest count among the 56 Montana counties with registrations, and 15 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 Hanover, MT · 1063496, a tower at 61 m (canceled).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1298961 on Apr 12, 2016. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 1,057 in Montana.

The FCC record lists Triangle Communication System, Inc. of Havre, MT as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0001637222. Across the registry it holds 14 structure registrations, including 14 in Montana. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (7 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2015-ANM-1114-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".