Lattice tower 1276955 — Rociada, NM

At 59 m, structure 1276955 is about 13% below the 68 m average across the 28 structures registered in San Miguel County. It is roughly in line with 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 20% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 2,341 m, which puts the top of the structure 2,400 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Rociada in San Miguel County, New Mexico, at coordinates 35.84297, -105.41011, with the site address filed as "358 NM Hwy 105 (#311529)". San Miguel County has 28 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 21st-largest count among the 33 New Mexico counties with registrations, and 22 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 Las Vegas, NM · 1045644, a 2-tower array at 141 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 1276955 on Aug 10, 2024. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 1,182 in New Mexico.

The FCC record lists American Towers LLC of Woburn, MA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0011498342. Across the registry it holds 21,809 structure registrations, the largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (5,885 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2024-ASW-3785-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".