--- title: "How many steps up Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tham Suea)? 1,237" description: "1,237 steps up Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tham Suea) in Krabi, Thailand. Open to climb. What that count reaches, the height climbed, and how it compares." url: https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/tiger-cave-temple/ site: "At One Place" --- # How many steps to the top of Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tham Suea)? **Steps to the top of Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tham Suea): 1,237** Reaching the summit shrine and golden Buddha on the limestone peak · open to climb The count is disputed on the mountain itself: signs at the temple have given 1,237 and 1,260 at different times, and 1,272 also circulates, the differences coming from the irregular final section where the steps are cut into rock rather than built. The steps are unusually tall — many are 40 cm or more — so the climb is closer to a scramble than a staircase, and the published times of 30 minutes are optimistic in the heat. Monkeys along the route take water bottles. The reward is a 360-degree view over the Krabi limestone karsts. ## The numbers - **Steps:** 1,237 - **Reaches:** the summit shrine and golden Buddha on the limestone peak - **Public access:** Open to climb - **Where:** Krabi, Thailand - **Height climbed:** 278 m — 912 ft - **Average rise per step:** 225 mm ## What the climb is like 40-60 minutes in humidity. Very steep, uneven risers, and hard on the knees on the way down. > 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.* - 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 - Sky Tower: 1,103 steps - Gateway Arch: 1,076 steps - Berliner Fernsehturm: 986 steps *Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tham Suea) ranks 14 of 56 here by step count.* | Structure | Steps | Reaches | Access | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 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 | | Sky Tower | 1,103 | the Sky Deck at 220 m | Restricted — events or permit only | | Gateway Arch | 1,076 | the observation area at the top of the arch, via the emergency stairs — no public access | Not climbable by the public | | Berliner Fernsehturm | 986 | the sphere at 203 m, via the emergency staircase — no public access | Not climbable by the public | ## Common questions ### How many steps to the top of Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tham Suea)? 1,237, reaching the summit shrine and golden Buddha on the limestone peak. ### Can the public climb Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tham Suea)? Open to climb. 40-60 minutes in humidity. Very steep, uneven risers, and hard on the knees on the way down. ### How high is that climb? 278 m, about 912 ft, which averages 225 mm per step. ## Related pages - [Temples](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/temple/) - [How many steps up Batu Caves?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/batu-caves/) - [How many steps up El Castillo, Chichén Itzá?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/chichen-itza/) - [How many steps up Wat Phra That Doi Suthep?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/doi-suthep/) - [How many steps up Wat Saket (the Golden Mount)?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/wat-saket/) - [How many steps up Mount Haguro stone stairway?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/mount-haguro/) - [How many steps up Kotohira-gū (Konpira-san)?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/kotohira-gu/) ## Sources - Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place (/about/)