Guyed tower 1314049 — Elephant Butte, NM

At 76 m, structure 1314049 is about 21% above the 63 m average across the 19 structures registered in Sierra County. It is about 21% 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 about 28% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 1,529 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,605 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Elephant Butte in Sierra County, New Mexico, at coordinates 33.34217, -107.29172, with the site address filed as "101 Rockhouse Rd.". Sierra County has 19 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 29th-largest count among the 33 New Mexico counties with registrations, and 13 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 Truth Or Consequence, NM · 1060538, a tower at 112 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 1314049 on Mar 11, 2020. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 1,182 in New Mexico.

The FCC record lists Federal Aviation Administration of Fort Worth, TX as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0023146517. Across the registry it holds 20 structure registrations. Its most common filed structure-type code is GTOWER (12 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2020-ASW-2025-OE, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 9, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style A". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 1, 3, 11, 21.