Lattice tower 1276440 — Vaughn, NM

At 24 m, structure 1276440 is about 41% of the 59 m average across the 43 structures registered in Guadalupe 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 1,818 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,842 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Vaughn in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, at coordinates 34.60014, -105.19667, with the site address filed as "601 E Hwy 60 - Vaughn Depot". Guadalupe County has 43 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 14th-largest count among the 33 New Mexico counties with registrations, and 35 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 Palmo, NM · 1047648, a guyed tower at 152 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 1276440 on Mar 28, 2017. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 1,182 in New Mexico.

The FCC record lists BNSF Railway Company of Kansas City, KS as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0004772877. Across the registry it holds 1,075 structure registrations, the 26th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (313 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2017-ASW-99-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".