  The CCAT-prime telescope is a 6-meter aperture, crossed-Dragone telescope,
designed for millimeter and sub-millimeter wavelength observations. It will be
located at an altitude of 5600 meters, just below the summit of Cerro
Chajnantor in the high Atacama region of Chile. The telescope's unobscured
optics deliver a field of view of almost 8 degrees over a large, flat focal
plane, enabling it to accommodate current and future instrumentation fielding
>100k diffraction-limited beams for wavelengths less than a millimeter. The
mount is a novel design with the aluminum-tiled mirrors nested inside the
telescope structure. The elevation housing has an integrated shutter that can
enclose the mirrors, protecting them from inclement weather. The telescope is
designed to co-host multiple instruments over its nominal 15 year lifetime. It
will be operated remotely, requiring minimum maintenance and on-site activities
due to the harsh working conditions on the mountain. The design utilizes
nickel-iron alloy (Invar) and carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) materials
in the mirror support structure, achieving a relatively temperature-insensitive
mount. We discuss requirements, specifications, critical design elements, and
the expected performance of the CCAT-prime telescope. The telescope is being
built by CCAT Observatory, Inc., a corporation formed by an international
partnership of universities. More information about CCAT and the CCAT-prime
telescope can be found at www.ccatobservatory.org.
