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Steps to the top: temples

7 temples, most steps first. The access column is the one worth reading before booking anything.

Structure Steps Reaches Access
Mount Haguro stone stairway 2,446 the Sanjin Gosaiden shrine at the summit, through cedar forest Open to climb
Kotohira-gū (Konpira-san) 1,368 the inner shrine, Okusha; 785 steps reach the main shrine Open to climb
Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tham Suea) 1,237 the summit shrine and golden Buddha on the limestone peak 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
Wat Saket (the Golden Mount) 344 the golden chedi at the top of the artificial hill, at 58 m Open to climb
Wat Phra That Doi Suthep 306 the temple terrace, from the car park on the mountain road Open to climb
Batu Caves 272 the Temple Cave, in a limestone hill above Kuala Lumpur Open to climb

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.

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