Monopole 1285414 — Lusk, WY

At 12 m, structure 1285414 is about 17% of the 70 m average across the 20 structures registered in Niobrara County. It is about 23% of the Wyoming average of 54 m across 838 registrations. Among the 24,638 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (MTOWER), the average overall height is 42 m, so this one is about 29% of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 1,511 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,523 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Lusk in Niobrara County, Wyoming, at coordinates 42.75172, -104.40364, with the site address filed as "2.5 Miles SE of Lusk near HWY 20 along UPRR Row.". Niobrara County has 20 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 15th-largest count among the 23 Wyoming counties with registrations, and 12 of them are marked constructed. Wyoming as a whole has 838 registrations, the 44th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Manville, WY · 1255934, a tower at 393 m (granted (not yet 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 1285414 on Oct 11, 2012. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 68 in Wyoming.

The FCC record lists UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD of Omaha, NE as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0001539048. Across the registry it holds 1,115 structure registrations, the 24th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more. Its most common filed structure-type code is MTOWER (411 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2012-ANM-1243-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".