Lattice tower 1288960 — Counselor, NM

At 42 m, structure 1288960 is about 28% below the 57 m average across the 43 structures registered in Sandoval County. It is about 34% below the New Mexico average of 63 m across 1,736 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 43% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 2,307 m, which puts the top of the structure 2,348 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Counselor in Sandoval County, New Mexico, at coordinates 36.21536, -107.56064, with the site address filed as "Escrito Mesa Site". Sandoval County has 43 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 15th-largest count among the 33 New Mexico counties with registrations, and 32 of them are marked constructed. New Mexico as a whole has 1,736 registrations, the 35th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Blanco Trading Post, NM · 1005380, a guyed tower at 111 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 1288960 on Jan 23, 2026. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 1,182 in New Mexico.

The FCC record lists NAVAJO TRIBAL UTILITY AUTHORITY of Fort Defiance, AZ as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0001602788. Across the registry it holds 88 structure registrations, the 224th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more, including 17 in New Mexico. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (61 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2020-ASW-17172-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".