Matthes Crest is an approximately mile-long fin of rock with two summits separated by a deep notch.

It is a part of the Cathedral Range, which is a mountain range in the south-central portion of Yosemite National Park.

[citation needed] Matthes crest arose as a nunatak in the glacial field which covered Tuolumne during the last ice age.

[5] The first known ascent of Matthes Crest was by Jules Eichorn, Glen Dawson, and Walter Brem on June 16, 1931.

[3] Climbing Matthes Crest by traversing the ridge from south to north is a popular alpine climbing activity today.