The name was suggested by John H. Mercer of the Institute of Polar Studies, Ohio State University, after Caloplaca, the type of lichen found here.

[3] The Wisconsin Range may be taken to include the Watson Escarpment south of the Kansas Glacier, the Quartz Hills, the Caloplaca Hills and the Cleveland Mesa, all in the Queen Maud Mountains to the west of the Reedy Glacier.

A mountain on the east side of Wotkyns Glacier, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) west-northwest of Heathcock Peak.

A peak, 2,310 metres (7,580 ft) high, located in the east part of Caloplaca Hills and overlooking the west edge of Reedy Glacier.

[5] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.