Lattice tower 1280457 — Tohatchi, NM

At 57 m, structure 1280457 is about 13% above the 50 m average across the 139 structures registered in San Juan 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 22% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 1,797 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,854 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Tohatchi in San Juan County, New Mexico, at coordinates 36.06458, -108.68558, with the site address filed as "NASCHITTI NTUA CHAPTER HOUSE". 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 Sheep Springs, NM · 1246205, a lattice tower at 77 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 1280457 on Jan 23, 2026. 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 TRIBAL UTILITY AUTHORITY of Fort Defiance, AZ as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0001602788. Across the registry it holds 88 structure registrations, the 224th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more, including 17 in New Mexico. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (61 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2020-ASW-13866-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".