Lattice tower 1298445 — Shiprock, NM

At 25 m, structure 1298445 is about half of the 50 m average across the 139 structures registered in San Juan County. It is about 39% of 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 34% of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 1,521 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,546 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Shiprock in San Juan County, New Mexico, at coordinates 36.76511, -108.69394, with the site address filed as "Open and clear area next to the water resources building at Shiprock, NM". San Juan County has 139 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 3rd-largest count among the 33 New Mexico counties with registrations, and 104 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 Shiprock, NM · 1253951, a tower at 150 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 1298445 on Feb 19, 2016. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 1,182 in New Mexico.

The FCC record lists Navajo Nation Telecommunications Utilities NNTU of Window Rock, AZ as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0001604024. Across the registry it holds 4 structure registrations, including 2 in New Mexico. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (2 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2015-ASW-7399-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".