Cape Blomidon is located in
Kings County at the northeast edge of the
Blomidon Peninsula. Its geology largely comprises sedimentary
sandstone, which is unique since it is connected to the
North Mountain range and made up of
tholeiitic basalt. Cape Blomidon features distinctive reddish-coloured cliffs that reach up to 100 metres in height above the
Minas Basin, which stretches out to the east.
Cape Split is the geologic continuation of the North Mountain range and juts off the Blomidon Peninsula to the northwest. According to
Mi'kmaq legend, Cape Blomidon is the home of
Glooscap. The cape and much of the coastal area of the Blomidon Peninsula are protected by
Blomidon Provincial Park. Visitor access to this park is located at the southern edge of the peninsula, approximately 3.5 kilometres south of Cape Blomidon. The name "Cape Blomidon" was officially approved on October 1, 1959, although the name had been in use many years beforehand. French explorer
Samuel de Champlain called the cape
Cap Poutrincourt and local
Acadian settlers called it
Cap Baptiste. English speaking settlers called it
Cape Porcupine. However, the common term used was
Cape Blowmedown, from which "Blomidon" is derived. It is the subject of
Blomidon, a poem by
Charles G. D. Roberts. The
Battle of Blomindon happened here during the
American Revolution. ==References==