--- title: "How many steps up The STRAT Tower? 1,455" description: "1,455 steps up The STRAT Tower in Las Vegas, United States. Restricted — events or permit only. What that count reaches, the height climbed, and how it compares." url: https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/stratosphere-las-vegas/ site: "At One Place" --- # How many steps to the top of The STRAT Tower? **Steps to the top of The STRAT Tower: 1,455** Reaching the observation deck at 260 m · restricted — events or permit only The tower's stairwell opens for an annual charity climb of 1,455 steps; visitors otherwise take a lift that covers the same distance in about 37 seconds. At 350 m to the tip it is the tallest observation tower in the United States. The stairwell is enclosed and unair-conditioned, which in a Nevada summer is the defining feature of the climb. The event is usually run in cooler months for that reason. ## The numbers - **Steps:** 1,455 - **Reaches:** the observation deck at 260 m - **Public access:** Restricted — events or permit only - **Where:** Las Vegas, United States - **Height climbed:** 260 m — 853 ft - **Average rise per step:** 179 mm ## What the climb is like Annual charity climb. Typical times 15-30 minutes. > 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.* - Ostankino Tower: 1,704 steps - Eiffel Tower (summit): 1,665 steps - Empire State Building: 1,576 steps - The STRAT Tower: 1,455 steps - Kotohira-gū (Konpira-san): 1,368 steps - Q1 Tower (SkyPoint Climb): 1,331 steps - Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tham Suea): 1,237 steps *The STRAT Tower ranks 11 of 56 here by step count.* | Structure | Steps | Reaches | Access | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Ostankino Tower | 1,704 | the observation deck at 337 m, via the emergency staircase | Not climbable by the public | | Eiffel Tower (summit) | 1,665 | the summit at 276 m, using the service stairs above the second floor — closed to the public | Not climbable by the public | | Empire State Building | 1,576 | the 86th-floor observatory, via the emergency stairwell | Restricted — events or permit only | | The STRAT Tower | 1,455 | the observation deck at 260 m | Restricted — events or permit only | | Kotohira-gū (Konpira-san) | 1,368 | the inner shrine, Okusha; 785 steps reach the main shrine | Open to climb | | Q1 Tower (SkyPoint Climb) | 1,331 | the SkyPoint observation deck at 230 m | Open to climb | | Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tham Suea) | 1,237 | the summit shrine and golden Buddha on the limestone peak | Open to climb | ## Common questions ### How many steps to the top of The STRAT Tower? 1,455, reaching the observation deck at 260 m. ### Can the public climb The STRAT Tower? Restricted — events or permit only. Annual charity climb. Typical times 15-30 minutes. ### How high is that climb? 260 m, about 853 ft, which averages 179 mm per step. ## Related pages - [Towers](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/tower/) - [How many steps up Eiffel Tower?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/eiffel-tower/) - [How many steps up Empire State Building?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/empire-state-building/) - [How many steps up Eiffel Tower (summit)?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/eiffel-tower-summit/) - [How many steps up Burj Khalifa?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/burj-khalifa/) - [How many steps up CN Tower?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/cn-tower/) - [How many steps up Tokyo Tower?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/tokyo-tower/) - [How many steps up Taipei 101?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/taipei-101/) - [How many steps up One World Trade Center?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/one-world-trade-center/) ## Sources - Official vendor product documentation — At One Place (/about/)