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Purse Way

Hatteras St to Harpster St, Troy Hill

899 ft 861 ft

USGS lidar ground profile, 222 ft long, uphill to the right. Height exaggerated 1.6×.

48
Steps
26 ft
Climb
38 ft
Ground climb, with landings
109 ft
Length
861–899
Elevation, ft
1949
Built
Concrete
Material

Climb it 1,121 times to reach the height of Everest.

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