Structure 1259687 — Black Mountain, NC

At 49 m, structure 1259687 is about 16% below the 58 m average across the 90 structures registered in Buncombe County. It is about 39% below the North Carolina average of 80 m across 6,096 registrations.

The supporting structure itself measures 46 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 49 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 1,324 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,373 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Black Mountain in Buncombe County, North Carolina, at coordinates 35.56950, -82.33750, with the site address filed as "Atop Highwindy Mountain". Buncombe County has 90 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 18th-largest count among the 100 North Carolina counties with registrations, and 63 of them are marked constructed. North Carolina as a whole has 6,096 registrations, the 9th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Brevard, NC · 1002140, a tower at 491 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 1259687 on Jul 8, 2015. Nationally, 141,898 of the 197,833 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 4,516 in North Carolina.

The FCC record lists North Carolina State Highway Patrol of Raleigh, NC as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0001913888. Across the registry it holds 194 structure registrations, the 113th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more, including 193 in North Carolina. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (58 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2007-ASO-3845-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".