Monopole 1331981 — Mills River, NC

At 53 m, structure 1331981 is about 12% below the 61 m average across the 60 structures registered in Henderson County. It is about 33% below the North Carolina average of 80 m across 6,096 registrations. Among the 24,665 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (MTOWER), the average overall height is 42 m, so this one is about 27% above that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 989 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,042 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Mills River in Henderson County, North Carolina, at coordinates 35.36486, -82.62003, with the site address filed as "469 S Forge Crest Drive". Henderson County has 60 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 41st-largest count among the 100 North Carolina counties with registrations, and 45 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).

Granted means the FCC has issued the registration, but the record does not yet carry the owner's notice that construction was completed. The FCC issued registration 1331981 on Dec 15, 2025. Nationally, 18,406 of the 197,833 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 480 in North Carolina.

The FCC record lists Henderson, County of of Hendersonville, NC as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0005474150. Across the registry it holds 4 structure registrations, including 4 in North Carolina. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (2 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2025-ASO-18660-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".