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title: "How many steps — temples"
description: "7 temples ranked by step count, with what each figure reaches and whether the public may climb it at all."
url: https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/temple/
site: "At One Place"
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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.

- [How many steps up Mount Haguro stone stairway?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/mount-haguro/) — 2,446 steps
- [How many steps up Kotohira-gū (Konpira-san)?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/kotohira-gu/) — 1,368 steps
- [How many steps up Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tham Suea)?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/tiger-cave-temple/) — 1,237 steps
- [How many steps up El Castillo, Chichén Itzá?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/chichen-itza/) — 365 steps
- [How many steps up Wat Saket (the Golden Mount)?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/wat-saket/) — 344 steps
- [How many steps up Wat Phra That Doi Suthep?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/doi-suthep/) — 306 steps
- [How many steps up Batu Caves?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/batu-caves/) — 272 steps

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