Lattice tower 1257004 — Fort Davis, TX

At 100 m, structure 1257004 is about 25% above the 80 m average across the 15 structures registered in Jeff Davis County. It is about 31% above the Texas average of 76 m across 20,684 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 37% above that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 2,131 m, which puts the top of the structure 2,231 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Fort Davis in Jeff Davis County, Texas, at coordinates 30.56408, -104.16292, with the site address filed as "In Crows Nest RV Park". Jeff Davis County has 15 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 241st-largest count among the 254 Texas counties with registrations, and 10 of them are marked constructed. Texas as a whole has 20,684 registrations, the largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Alpine, TX · 1212973, a guyed tower at 150 m (granted (not yet 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 1257004 on Oct 27, 2023. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 14,615 in Texas.

The FCC record lists Marfa Public Radio of Marfa, TX as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0016992075.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2023-ASW-15500-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1M, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 7, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style E". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 4, 8, 15.