How many steps to the top of Statue of Liberty (crown)?
This is the entry where the numbers most often go wrong. The Park Service gives 215 steps from the lobby to the pedestal and 162 more to the crown, which totals 377 — but 354 is the figure quoted almost everywhere, counting from a different starting point inside the pedestal. Both are in circulation and neither is a mistake exactly. The final 162 steps are a double-helix spiral 48 cm wide with no lift, no air conditioning and no way to turn back once you are in the queue, and crown tickets sell out months ahead. The torch has been closed to the public since the 1916 Black Tom explosion.
The numbers
- Steps
- 377
- Reaches
- the crown, at 81 m — 162 steps above the top of the pedestal
- Public access
- Restricted — events or permit only
- Where
- New York, United States
- Height climbed
- 81 m — 266 ft
- Average rise per step
- 215 mm
What the climb is like
About 20-30 minutes from the pedestal. Tight spiral, hot in summer, minimum age applies; tickets months in advance.
These steps are not open on an ordinary visit. Access is limited to organised events, races or permit holders.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giotto's Campanile | 414 | the open terrace at the top of the bell tower, at 85 m | Open to climb |
| Sagrada Família towers | 400 | the descent from the Nativity or Passion façade towers — the ascent is by lift | Restricted — events or permit only |
| Torre del Mangia | 400 | the bell chamber at 87 m, above the Palazzo Pubblico | Open to climb |
| Statue of Liberty (crown) | 377 | the crown, at 81 m — 162 steps above the top of the pedestal | Restricted — events or permit only |
| Belfry of Bruges | 366 | the top of the medieval bell tower, at 83 m | Open to climb |
| El Castillo, Chichén Itzá | 365 | the temple at the top of the pyramid — climbing has been prohibited since 2006 | Not climbable by the public |
| United States Capitol dome | 365 | the top of the dome — staff-escorted tours only | Not climbable by the public |
Common questions
- How many steps to the top of Statue of Liberty (crown)?
- 377, reaching the crown, at 81 m — 162 steps above the top of the pedestal.
- Can the public climb Statue of Liberty (crown)?
- Restricted — events or permit only. About 20-30 minutes from the pedestal. Tight spiral, hot in summer, minimum age applies; tickets months in advance.
- How high is that climb?
- 81 m, about 266 ft, which averages 215 mm per step.
Related pages
- Monuments All 12 here
- How many steps up Statue of Liberty (pedestal)? 215 steps · open to climb
- How many steps up Washington Monument? 897 steps · not climbable by the public
- How many steps up Arc de Triomphe? 284 steps · open to climb
- How many steps up Lincoln Memorial? 57 steps · open to climb
- How many steps up Christ the Redeemer? 220 steps · open to climb
- How many steps up The Monument to the Great Fire of London? 311 steps · open to climb
- How many steps up Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey? 350 steps · open to climb
- How many steps up Bunker Hill Monument? 294 steps · open to climb
Sources
- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place