Lattice tower 1331942 — Santa Rita, NM

At 58 m, structure 1331942 is about 11% below the 65 m average across the 22 structures registered in Grant County. It is roughly in line with the New Mexico average of 63 m across 1,737 registrations. Among the 35,918 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 2,040 m, which puts the top of the structure 2,098 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Santa Rita in Grant County, New Mexico, at coordinates 32.80369, -108.03397, with the site address filed as "Chino Mine". Grant County has 22 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 25th-largest count among the 33 New Mexico counties with registrations, and 12 of them are marked constructed. New Mexico as a whole has 1,737 registrations, the 35th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Hurley, NM · 1252052, a tower at 95 m (terminated).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1331942 on Dec 10, 2025. Nationally, 141,898 of the 197,833 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 1,181 in New Mexico.

The FCC record lists Freeport Minerals Corporation - Chino Mine Company C/O Advanced Tower Services, LLC of Albuquerque, NM as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0037187234.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2025-ASW-7806-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".