W Sycamore St
Pitcher Way South to Bertha St, Duquesne Heights, Mount Washington
USGS lidar ground profile, 2,898 ft long, uphill to the right. Height exaggerated 12×. Dashed: the street between flights.
187
Steps
67 ft
Climb
107 ft
Ground climb, with landings
973 ft
Length
1,087–1,154
Elevation, ft
1946
Built
Concrete
Material
City records disagree on the step count. We’re checking which is right.
Climb it 433 times to reach the height of Everest.

Flights, bottom to top
- Plymouth St to Pitcher Way South, 31 steps
- Pitcher Way North to Plymouth St, 42 steps
- Oneida St to Pitcher Way, 22 steps
- Red Oak Way to La Belle St, 21 steps
- Bigham St. to Red Oak Way, 4 steps
- Amabell to Bigham St., 27 steps
- Bertha St to Ulysses, 40 steps
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