Lattice tower 1265740 — Red River, NM

At 42 m, structure 1265740 is roughly in line with the 40 m average across the 19 structures registered in Taos County. It is about 33% 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 supporting structure itself measures 40 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 42 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 3,017 m, which puts the top of the structure 3,059 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Red River in Taos County, New Mexico, at coordinates 36.68400, -105.37333, with the site address filed as "276 USFS Road 488". Taos County has 19 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 30th-largest count among the 33 New Mexico counties with registrations, and 11 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 Questa, NM · 1309563, a lattice tower at 61 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 1265740 on Jul 28, 2021. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 1,182 in New Mexico.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2020-ASW-10737-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".