diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/triangulation.h b/gtsam/geometry/triangulation.h
index 369c54bea..474244550 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/triangulation.h
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/triangulation.h
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ private:
  */
 class TriangulationResult: public boost::optional<Point3> {
   enum Status {
-    VALID, DEGENERATE, BEHIND_CAMERA
+    VALID, DEGENERATE, BEHIND_CAMERA, OUTLIER, FAR_POINT
   };
   Status status_;
   TriangulationResult(Status s) :
@@ -405,12 +405,27 @@ public:
   static TriangulationResult Degenerate() {
     return TriangulationResult(DEGENERATE);
   }
+  static TriangulationResult Outlier() {
+    return TriangulationResult(OUTLIER);
+  }
+  static TriangulationResult FarPoint() {
+    return TriangulationResult(FAR_POINT);
+  }
   static TriangulationResult BehindCamera() {
     return TriangulationResult(BEHIND_CAMERA);
   }
+  bool valid() const {
+    return status_ == VALID;
+  }
   bool degenerate() const {
     return status_ == DEGENERATE;
   }
+  bool outlier() const {
+    return status_ == OUTLIER;
+  }
+  bool farPoint() const {
+    return status_ == FAR_POINT;
+  }
   bool behindCamera() const {
     return status_ == BEHIND_CAMERA;
   }
@@ -459,7 +474,7 @@ TriangulationResult triangulateSafe(const std::vector<CAMERA>& cameras,
         if (params.landmarkDistanceThreshold > 0
             && distance(pose.translation(), point)
                 > params.landmarkDistanceThreshold)
-          return TriangulationResult::Degenerate();
+          return TriangulationResult::FarPoint();
 #ifdef GTSAM_THROW_CHEIRALITY_EXCEPTION
         // verify that the triangulated point lies in front of all cameras
         // Only needed if this was not yet handled by exception
@@ -478,7 +493,7 @@ TriangulationResult triangulateSafe(const std::vector<CAMERA>& cameras,
       // Flag as degenerate if average reprojection error is too large
       if (params.dynamicOutlierRejectionThreshold > 0
           && totalReprojError / m > params.dynamicOutlierRejectionThreshold)
-        return TriangulationResult::Degenerate();
+        return TriangulationResult::Outlier();
 
       // all good!
       return TriangulationResult(point);