Guyed tower 1321504 — Dexter, NM

At 98 m, structure 1321504 is about 12% above the 87 m average across the 111 structures registered in Chaves County. It is about 55% above the New Mexico average of 63 m across 1,736 registrations. Among the 20,277 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (GTOWER), the average overall height is 107 m, so this one is roughly in line with that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 1,079 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,176 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Dexter in Chaves County, New Mexico, at coordinates 33.16381, -104.43900, with the site address filed as "Chaves County Dump". Chaves County has 111 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 4th-largest count among the 33 New Mexico counties with registrations, and 82 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 Artesia, NM · 1052108, a tower at 321 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 1321504 on Dec 23, 2021. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 1,182 in New Mexico.

The FCC record lists Chaves County of Roswell, NM as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0031100654.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2021-ASW-9550-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1M, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 7, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style E". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 4, 8, 15.