Cap Éternité is a mountain in the municipality of Rivière-Éternité, the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, Canada. It overlooks, to the southwest, Éternité Bay while to the west is Cap Trinité. Reaching an altitude of , it is part of Saguenay Fjord National Park.
The name of the cape was made official on December 5, 1968.Toponymy: Cap Éternité To the west of the bay, the Éternité River gave its name to the municipality of Rivière-Éternité.
Its impressive rock mass and steep cliffs make it a major tourist attraction site in the Saguenay Fjord National Park. Cape Eternity inspired painters, poets and writers, including Charles Gill (1871–1918)Charles Gill,Le Cap Éternité, posthumous edition, 1919, Song IX: and William Chapman (1850–1917). Cap Éternité, Commission de toponymie du Québec; William Chapman in 1916:
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