A cable lift hill in use on Intimidator 305 at Kings Dominion.
A Lift Hill is a transport device that is used to pull a train up a hill on a roller coaster. Lift hills always include anti-rollback mechanisms, also known as "Chain Dogs". Several types of lift hills exist, including chain lift, cable lifts, and tire lifts.
| Roller Coaster Descriptions | |
| Basic Elements | Brake Run • Lift Hill • Launch Track • Station |
| Advanced Elements | Bunny Hill • Headchopper • Inversions • Pre-Drop • Tunnel |
| Lift/Launch | Lift Hill (Cable Lift • Lift Chain • Elevator Lift • Ferris Wheel Lift • Thrill Lift • Tilt Section)
Powered Launch (Cable Launch • Counterweight • Friction Wheels • Flywheel • Hydraulic • LIM • LSM) Continuously Powered |
| Technology | On-ride camera • On-ride soundtrack • Train • car • Track • Transfer Track • Underfriction • Wheel |
| Other | POV • Queue Line • Rollback • Theming |