Lattice tower 1304956 — Buckley, WA

At 60 m, structure 1304956 is about 33% above the 45 m average across the 284 structures registered in Pierce County. It is about 41% above the Washington average of 42 m across 3,659 registrations. Among the 35,838 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (LTOWER), the average overall height is 73 m, so this one is about 18% below that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 53 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 60 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 1,201 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,260 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Buckley in Pierce County, Washington, at coordinates 47.11728, -121.89308, with the site address filed as "3 Sisters Mountain". Pierce County has 284 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 2nd-largest count among the 38 Washington counties with registrations, and 192 of them are marked constructed. Washington as a whole has 3,659 registrations, the 26th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Puyallup, WA · 1064368, a tank at 212 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 1304956 on Nov 13, 2023. Nationally, 141,861 of the 197,703 registrations (71.8%) carry the constructed status, including 2,531 in Washington.

The FCC record lists Puget Sound Emergency Radio Network of Kent, WA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0033950742. Across the registry it holds 29 structure registrations, including 29 in Washington. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (22 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2017-ANM-4298-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".