How high is that climb?

70 m, about 230 ft, which averages 255 mm per step.

How many steps to the top of York Minster central tower?

Steps to the top of York Minster central tower

275

Reaching the top of the central tower, at 70 m · open to climb

The 275 steps are a single spiral, and it is one of the few cathedral climbs with a strict one-way system enforced by timed tickets, because the stair genuinely cannot accommodate two people passing. The top gives the best view of York's medieval street plan and the city walls. The central tower collapsed in 1407 and was rebuilt; the current lantern tower is the largest of its kind in England. Minimum age and a health warning apply.

The numbers

Steps: 275
Reaches: the top of the central tower, at 70 m
Public access: Open to climb
Where: York, United Kingdom
Height climbed: 70 m — 230 ft
Average rise per step: 255 mm

What the climb is like

About 20 minutes. Timed one-way tickets; the spiral is 275 steps with no rest platform.

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.

Sacré-Cœur dome 300 steps

Bunker Hill Monument 294 steps

Arc de Triomphe 284 steps

York Minster central tower 275 steps

Batu Caves 272 steps

Saint Isaac's Cathedral colonnade 262 steps

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse 257 steps

York Minster central tower ranks 45 of 56 here by step count.
Structure	Steps	Reaches	Access
Sacré-Cœur dome	300	the dome gallery at 83 m above the basilica floor, 200 m above sea level	Open to climb
Bunker Hill Monument	294	the observation chamber at 67 m	Open to climb
Arc de Triomphe	284	the roof terrace at 50 m	Open to climb
York Minster central tower	275	the top of the central tower, at 70 m	Open to climb
Batu Caves	272	the Temple Cave, in a limestone hill above Kuala Lumpur	Open to climb
Saint Isaac's Cathedral colonnade	262	the colonnade walkway around the dome, at 43 m	Open to climb
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse	257	the gallery below the lantern room, at 63 m	Open to climb

Common questions

How many steps to the top of York Minster central tower?: 275, reaching the top of the central tower, at 70 m.
Can the public climb York Minster central tower?: Open to climb. About 20 minutes. Timed one-way tickets; the spiral is 275 steps with no rest platform.
How high is that climb?: 70 m, about 230 ft, which averages 255 mm per step.

Cathedrals and churches All 19 here
How many steps up Leaning Tower of Pisa? 251 steps · open to climb
How many steps up St Peter's Basilica dome? 551 steps · open to climb
How many steps up Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben)? 334 steps · restricted — events or permit only
How many steps up St Paul's Cathedral? 528 steps · open to climb
How many steps up Brunelleschi's Dome, Florence Cathedral? 463 steps · open to climb
How many steps up Notre-Dame de Paris towers? 422 steps · restricted — events or permit only
How many steps up Sagrada Família towers? 400 steps · restricted — events or permit only
How many steps up Cologne Cathedral south tower? 533 steps · open to climb

Sources

Official vendor product documentation — At One Place

How these figures are compiled and checked