On the way out to Mather Point, at the top right of the stairs leading down to the overlook, a plaque is mounted honoring the man for which the viewpoint is named. A 30-inch (76 cm) wide by three-foot (1 m) tall bronze plaque set into the face of a triangular limestone boulder shows the bust of a clean-shaven man in a suit and tie in profile at the right. Stephen Tyng Mather was one of the founding fathers of the National Park Service and its first director, and his contributions and impact towards the preservation and creation of so many natural, historical, and cultural treasures are inestimable.