How many steps to the top of Mount Haguro stone stairway?
A 1.7 km stone stairway of 2,446 steps laid in the seventeenth century, climbing through an avenue of roughly 350 cedars, some more than 500 years old, past a five-storey pagoda that is a National Treasure. It is the pilgrim route of the Dewa Sanzan and is walked by yamabushi ascetics in white. Thirty-three carvings — sake cups, gourds, lotus flowers — are hidden in the stone treads, and finding all of them is said to grant a wish. The staircase is open all year and lit in winter.
The numbers
- Steps
- 2,446
- Reaches
- the Sanjin Gosaiden shrine at the summit, through cedar forest
- Public access
- Open to climb
- Where
- Yamagata, Japan
- Height climbed
- 414 m — 1,358 ft
- Average rise per step
- 169 mm
What the climb is like
60-90 minutes. Uneven old stone, slippery when wet, with three long flights and a teahouse partway.
Published counts for the same structure routinely disagree by five to ten per cent, and nearly always for one of three reasons: whether intermediate landings count as steps, whether the final platform step counts, and where the climb is deemed to start. The figure here says what it reaches.
How it compares
Only the ones marked open to climb can actually be walked.
| Structure | Steps | Reaches | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burj Khalifa | 2,909 | the 160th floor, via the emergency stairwell — no public access | Not climbable by the public |
| Tokyo Skytree | 2,523 | the upper observation deck at 450 m, via the emergency staircase — no public access | Not climbable by the public |
| Mount Haguro stone stairway | 2,446 | the Sanjin Gosaiden shrine at the summit, through cedar forest | Open to climb |
| One World Trade Center | 2,226 | the 102nd floor | Restricted — events or permit only |
| Willis Tower | 2,109 | the 103rd floor Skydeck | Restricted — events or permit only |
| Taipei 101 | 2,046 | the 91st-floor outdoor observatory | Restricted — events or permit only |
Common questions
- How many steps to the top of Mount Haguro stone stairway?
- 2,446, reaching the Sanjin Gosaiden shrine at the summit, through cedar forest.
- Can the public climb Mount Haguro stone stairway?
- Open to climb. 60-90 minutes. Uneven old stone, slippery when wet, with three long flights and a teahouse partway.
- How high is that climb?
- 414 m, about 1,358 ft, which averages 169 mm per step.
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Sources
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