Tortilla Flat, AZ (pop. 6) is the last surviving stagecoach stop along the Apache Trail. Originally a camping ground for the prospectors who searched for gold in the Superstition Mountains in the mid to late 1800s, Tortilla Flat was later a freight camp for the construction of Theodore Roosevelt Dam . From this time (1904) on, Tortilla Flat has had a small (<100 people) but continous population. A flood in 1942 badly damaged the town, resulting in many residents moving away. Today Tortilla Flat is made up primarily of a small store and restaurant. The restaurant is famous for their Killer Chili. Several hiking trails into the Superstition Mountains begin near Tortilla Flat. Tortilla Flat is part of the Phoenix-Mesa metropolitan area.