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                                                                    Exhibit 23.3


                       Consent of Independent Accountants


        We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-45728) of SpectraSite Holdings, Inc. of (i)
our report dated February 4, 1999, except for the fourth paragraph in Note 3, as
to which the date is June 17, 1999, relating to the consolidated financial
statements of WesTower Corporation and its subsidiaries as of September 30, 1998
and for the seven months ended September 30, 1998 and (ii) our report dated May
21, 1999 relating to the financial statements of Summit Communications, LLC as
of September 30, 1998 and for the nine months ended September 30, 1998 which
appear in the Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 18, 2000. We also consent
to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration
Statement.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Seattle, Washington
December 19, 2000