Pole 1281820 — Gallup, NM

At 31 m, structure 1281820 is about 37% below the 49 m average across the 94 structures registered in McKinley County. It is about half of the New Mexico average of 63 m across 1,736 registrations. Among the 16,546 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (POLE), the average overall height is 31 m, so this one is roughly in line with that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 2,026 m, which puts the top of the structure 2,057 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Gallup in McKinley County, New Mexico, at coordinates 35.51981, -108.72831, with the site address filed as "1000 E Buena Vista Ave". McKinley County has 94 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 5th-largest count among the 33 New Mexico counties with registrations, and 69 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 Tse Bonito, NM · 1215896, a tower at 152 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 1281820 on Feb 7, 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 Cellco Partnership of Alpharetta, GA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0003290673. Across the registry it holds 7,050 structure registrations, the 2nd-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (1,879 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2011-ASW-7148-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".